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SOYUZ-TMA 12

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 32756

SOYUZ-TMA 12 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on April 8, 2008 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date
April 8, 2008 at 11:16 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz FG →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Soyuz TMA-12

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
354 km
Periapsis
350 km
Inclination
51.64°
Orbital period
91.58 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
7,276 kg
Dimensions
Ø2.7 × 7.9 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-015A
NORAD catalog №
32756
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
7.2485 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 24, 2008

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 24, 2008
Time in service
199 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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