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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1997-058CLaunched 10/5/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Progress M-36 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U
Launch Date: 10/5/1997
Last Contact: 12/29/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 379 km
Inclination: 51.66 deg
Dry Mass: 3 kg
Total Mass: 3 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: A

Organizations

Operator: RSC Energia
Manufacturer: University Aeronautical Institute

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-058C
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/340