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SOYUZ 27

DecayedPayloadLEO

SOYUZ 27 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on January 10, 1978 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
January 10, 1978 at 12:26 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz U
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz 27

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
338 km
Periapsis
326 km
Inclination
51.63°
Orbital period
91.17 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
6,511.4 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1978-003A
NORAD catalog №
10560
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
0.0142 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 16, 1978

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 16, 1978
Time in service
65 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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