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Zvezda

Russian service module of the International Space Station. Zvezda was launched on July 12, 2000 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jul 26, 2000).

COSPAR 2000-037ANORAD 26400Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Zvezda
Payload designation
DOS-7K No. 8
Other names
ISS SM,17KSM No. 128-01:P
International designator
2000-037A
NORAD catalog number
26400
GCAT identifier
S26400
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/384

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
DOS
Owner
RKKE
Country
Russia
Builder
Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Platform (bus)
Almaz

Launch

Date
July 12, 2000 · 04:56 UTC
Launch record
2000-037Success
Rocket
Proton-K
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
288 km
Apogee
358 km
Inclination
51.58°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
July 26, 2000
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
20.3 t
Dry mass
19.2 t
Length
13.1 m
Diameter
4.20 m
Span
29.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q725102 (CC0).