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Soyuz TM-26

Russian spacecraft. Soyuz TM-26 was launched on August 5, 1997 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Aug 7, 1997).

COSPAR 1997-038ANORAD 24886Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Soyuz TM-26
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-STM No. 75
International designator
1997-038A
NORAD catalog number
24886
GCAT identifier
S24886
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/327

Mission

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

Launch

Date
August 5, 1997 · 15:35 UTC
Launch record
1997-038Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
384 km
Apogee
391 km
Inclination
51.65°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
August 7, 1997
Last known active
Feb 19, 1998
End of operations
Feb 19, 1998

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 Q1753031 (CC0).