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Foton-M2
Uncrewed spacecraft. Foton-M2 was launched on May 31, 2005 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 16, 2005).
COSPAR 2005-020ANORAD 28686Russia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Foton-M No. 2
- Common name
- Foton-M2
- Payload designation
- Foton No. 14L
- Other names
- 34KS No. Zh15000-14:RA
- International designator
- 2005-020A
- NORAD catalog number
- 28686
- GCAT identifier
- S28686
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/479
Mission
- Mission type
- Microgravity
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Foton
- Owner
- TsSKB-Progress
- Country
- Russia
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau - Progress
- Platform (bus)
- Foton
Launch
- Date
- May 31, 2005 · 12:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 2005-020Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U-PVB
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 258 km
- Apogee
- 290 km
- Inclination
- 62.97°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- June 16, 2005
- Last known active
- Jun 16, 2005
- End of operations
- Jun 16, 2005
Size
- Mass
- 2,515 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,515 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 6,425 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 Q541525 (CC0).