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Granat
Former Soviet/Russian space observatory. Granat was launched on December 1, 1989 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 2, 1989).
COSPAR 1989-096ANORAD 20352Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Granat
- Payload designation
- 1AS No. 420
- International designator
- 1989-096A
- NORAD catalog number
- 20352
- GCAT identifier
- S20352
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/217
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Astron
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- 3M
Launch
- Date
- December 1, 1989 · 20:20 UTC
- Launch record
- 1989-096Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D-1
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC200/40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- DSO
- Perigee
- 1,814 km
- Apogee
- 201,796 km
- Inclination
- 53.29°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- December 2, 1989
- Last known active
- Nov 27, 1998
- End of operations
- Nov 27, 1998
Size
- Mass
- 4,402 kg
- Dry mass
- 4,402 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 9.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00687
- Final central body
- Earth
- Phase start
- December 2, 1989
- Phase outcome
- Reentered (orbital decay) · May 25, 1999
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q49975 (CC0).