Satellites

Payload

SOYUZ-TM 3

DecayedPayloadLEO

SOYUZ-TM 3 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on July 22, 1987 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 22, 1987 at 01:59 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U2
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz TM-3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
354 km
Periapsis
329 km
Inclination
51.63°
Orbital period
91.37 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
7,086.22 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1987-063A
NORAD catalog №
18222
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
391.48 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 29, 1987

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 29, 1987
Time in service
160 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed