Satellites

Payload

FOTON-M 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

FOTON-M 2 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on May 31, 2005 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
May 31, 2005 at 12:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U-PVB
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Foton-M No. 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
284 km
Periapsis
255 km
Inclination
62.96°
Orbital period
89.9 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
5,615 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2005-020A
NORAD catalog №
28686
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
12.4754 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 16, 2005

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 16, 2005
Time in service
16 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed