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SOYUZ-TM 12

DecayedPayloadLEO

SOYUZ-TM 12 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on May 18, 1991 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
May 18, 1991 at 12:50 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U2
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz TM-12

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
403 km
Periapsis
399 km
Inclination
51.6°
Orbital period
92.58 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
7,086.22 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-034A
NORAD catalog №
21311
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
1 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 10, 1991

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 10, 1991
Time in service
145 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed