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Payload

SOYUZ-TM 4

DecayedPayloadLEO

SOYUZ-TM 4 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on December 21, 1987 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
December 21, 1987 at 11:18 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U2
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz TM-4

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
353 km
Periapsis
348 km
Inclination
51.62°
Orbital period
91.55 min

Spacecraft

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

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1987-104A
NORAD catalog №
18699
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
604.06 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 17, 1988

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 17, 1988
Time in service
179 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed