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TSIOLKOVSKY-RYAZAN 2 (RS12S)

DecayedPayloadLEO

TSIOLKOVSKY-RYAZAN 2 (RS12S) is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
192 km
Periapsis
183 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
88.24 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
5 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067TY
NORAD catalog №
53313
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 27, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 27, 2023
Time in service
24.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed