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Kvant-1

Module of the Mir space station. Kvant-1 was launched on March 31, 1987 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: attached to another object (Apr 12, 1987).

COSPAR 1987-030ANORAD 17845Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kvant
Common name
Kvant-1
Payload designation
TsM-e
Other names
37Ke No. 010:P
International designator
1987-030A
NORAD catalog number
17845
GCAT identifier
S17845
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/165

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
TsM-e
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
Platform (bus)
Kvant

Launch

Date
March 31, 1987 · 00:06 UTC
Launch record
1987-030Success
Rocket
Proton-K
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
343 km
Apogee
364 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Attached to another object
Status date
April 12, 1987
Last known active
Mar 23, 2001
End of operations
Mar 23, 2001

Size

Mass
11.1 t
Dry mass
11.1 t
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
4.20 m
Span
5.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1637653 (CC0).