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Payload

SOYUZ-T 3

DecayedPayloadLEO

SOYUZ-T 3 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on November 27, 1980 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 27, 1980 at 02:18 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz U
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz T-3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
259 km
Periapsis
255 km
Inclination
51.62°
Orbital period
89.65 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
6,788.9 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1980-094A
NORAD catalog №
12077
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
35.5356 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 10, 1980

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 10, 1980
Time in service
13 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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