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ISS OBJECT XU

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

Docking and berthing of spacecraft is the joining of two space vehicles. This connection can be temporary, or partially permanent such as for space station modules.

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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
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
209 km
Periapsis
208 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
88.67 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067XU
NORAD catalog №
66908
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
To Be Determined
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 8, 2026

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 8, 2026
Time in service
27.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed