SOYUZ-TM 14 (21908)

COSPAR: 1992-014A | Alt Name: Soyuz TM-14

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 17, 1992

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

21908

International Designator

1992-014A

Decay Date

8/10/1992

Basic Satellite Info

Name

SOYUZ-TM 14

Alternative Name

Soyuz TM-14

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

NPOE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

SOYUZ-TM 14, also known as Soyuz TM-14, is a crewed spacecraft launched on March 17, 1992, from the Tyuratam (Baikonur) Space Center using a Soyuz-U2 launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC1. The satellite has dimensions of 7.2 meters in length and 2.2 meters in diameter with a span of 10.6 meters. It was manufactured by NPOE, its dry mass is 2850 kg which matches its launch mass, indicating no fuel or other expendables were loaded post-launch for this mission. The spacecraft is equipped with 2 deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its design includes a sphere, cone, cylinder, and two panels, and it utilizes the KTDU-80 (S5.80) motor. The satellite's mission was to serve as a crewed spacecraft and it was operated by NPOE, with its payload being Soyuz 7K-STM No. 64.

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

0.31

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Soyuz 7K-STM No. 64

Purpose

Crewed spacecraft

Mission

Crewed spacecraft

Manufacturer

NPOE

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-STM

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

KTDU-80 (S5.80)

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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