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SOYUZ-T 12 (15119)
COSPAR: 1984-073A | Alt Name: Soyuz T-12
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
July 17, 1984
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U2
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
15119
International Designator
1984-073A
Decay Date
7/29/1984
Basic Satellite Info
Name
SOYUZ-T 12
Alternative Name
Soyuz T-12
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
NPOE
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
SOYUZ-T 12 was a crewed spacecraft launched on July 17, 1984, from Tyuratam Space Center using a Soyuz-U2 launch vehicle. It had dimensions of 7.2 meters in length and 2.2 meters in diameter with a span of 10.6 meters. The spacecraft's dry mass was 2850 kilograms, the same as its launch mass. Equipped with 2 deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power supply, SOYUZ-T 12 had a shape described as Sphere + Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan and was designed and manufactured by NPOE in the Soviet Union. The mission of this spacecraft was to support crewed space activities.
Physical Characteristics
Length
7.2
Diameter
2.2
Span
10.6
Dry Mass
2850
Launch Mass
2850
Shape
Sphere + Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Soyuz 7K-ST No. 18L
Purpose
Crewed spacecraft
Mission
Crewed spacecraft
Manufacturer
NPOE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
7K-ST
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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