Soyuz TM-23

1996 mission to Soviet space station Mir. Soyuz TM-23 was launched on February 21, 1996 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Feb 23, 1996).

COSPAR 1996-011ANORAD 23798Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz TM-23
Payload designation: Soyuz 7K-STM No. 72
International designator: 1996-011A
NORAD catalog number: 23798
GCAT identifier: S23798
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/307

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-STM
Owner: RKKE
Country: Russia
Builder: RKK Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-STM

Launch

Date: February 21, 1996 · 12:34 UTC
Launch record: 1996-011Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 389 km
Apogee: 398 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: February 23, 1996
Last known active: Sep 3, 1996
End of operations: Sep 3, 1996

Size

Mass: 2,850 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 7,230 kg
Length: 7.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q748738 (CC0).