SOYUZ-TM 24 (24280)

COSPAR: 1996-047A | Alt Name: Soyuz TM-24

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 17, 1996

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

24280

International Designator

1996-047A

Decay Date

3/2/1997

Basic Satellite Info

Name

SOYUZ-TM 24

Alternative Name

Soyuz TM-24

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

SOYUZ-TM 24, also known as Soyuz TM-24, is a crewed spacecraft launched by Russia on August 17, 1996, from the Tyuratam Space Center using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 7.2 meters in length, 2.2 meters in diameter, and spans 10.6 meters. It was manufactured by RKKE and weighs 2850 kilograms at launch and dry mass. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power, the spacecraft's design includes a shape described as sphere + cone + cylinder + 2 panels (pan). Its mission is to serve as a crewed spacecraft, using a KTDU-80 (S5.80) motor and has a shape that incorporates five reaction control systems (RCS). The satellite was launched with the payload Soyuz 7K-STM No. 73 for its intended purpose.

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

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Soyuz 7K-STM No. 73

Purpose

Crewed spacecraft

Mission

Crewed spacecraft

Manufacturer

RKKE

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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