Foton-M No.4

Russian microgravity and bioscience research spacecraft. Foton-M No.4 was launched on July 18, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 1, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-041ANORAD 40095Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Foton-M No. 4
Common name: Foton-M No.4
Payload designation: Foton-M No. 1L
Other names: 34KSM No. E15000-001:RA
International designator: 2014-041A
NORAD catalog number: 40095
GCAT identifier: S40095
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/729

Mission

Mission type: Microgravity
Use: Civil government
Program: Foton-M
Owner: TsSKB-Progress
Country: Russia
Builder: Central Specialized Design Bureau - Progress
Platform (bus): Foton

Launch

Date: July 18, 2014 · 20:50 UTC
Launch record: 2014-041Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1A
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 251 km
Apogee: 549 km
Inclination: 64.88°
Status: Landed
Status date: September 1, 2014
Last known active: Sep 1, 2014
End of operations: Sep 1, 2014

Size

Mass: 2,515 kg
Dry mass: 2,515 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,070 kg
Length: 6.5 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4492215 (CC0).