Launch Date
June 27, 1990
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
20671
International Designator
1990-057B
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.55°
Right Ascension
265.67°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
40.12°
Period
103.99 min
Mean Motion
13.85 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SL-14 R/B
Alternative Name
Tsiklon-3 No. 13L Stage 3
Type
Status
Owner
UNKS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 20671U 90057B 26185.13955523 .00000040 00000-0 22208-4 0 9994
2 20671 82.5471 265.6749 0016042 40.1244 320.1098 13.84739499820013
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.8
Diameter
2.2
Span
2.8
Dry Mass
1600
Launch Mass
1600
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
4.4876
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
S5M
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
YUZH
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
S5M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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