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SOYUZ-TM 8
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
September 5, 1989 at 09:38 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U2 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz TM-8
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
406 km
Periapsis
381 km
Inclination
51.62°
Orbital period
92.43 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-071A
NORAD catalog №
20218
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
20 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 19, 1990
End of mission
Last active / ended
February 19, 1990
Time in service
167 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed