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SOYUZ 31

DecayedPayloadLEO

SOYUZ 31 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on August 26, 1978 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
August 26, 1978 at 02:51 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz U
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz 31

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
361 km
Periapsis
359 km
Inclination
51.64°
Orbital period
91.74 min

Spacecraft

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

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1978-081A
NORAD catalog №
11010
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 2, 1978

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 2, 1978
Time in service
68 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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