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SRET 2

SRET 2 was launched on June 5, 1975 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 10, 1988).

COSPAR 1975-049BNORAD 7910France

Identity

Name in GCAT
SRET 2
Payload designation
SRET-2
International designator
1975-049B
NORAD catalog number
7910
GCAT identifier
S07910
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.337

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
SRET
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Builder
National Space Research Center
Platform (bus)
SRET

Launch

Date
June 5, 1975 · 01:37 UTC
Launch record
1975-049Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
909 km
Apogee
40,363 km
Inclination
62.95°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 10, 1988
Last known active
1975
End of operations
1975

Size

Mass
22 kg
Dry mass
22 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14914841 (CC0).