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SOYUZ-TM 31 (26603)
COSPAR: 2000-070A | Alt Name: Soyuz TM-31
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
October 31, 2000
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC1
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U-PVB
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
26603
International Designator
2000-070A
Decay Date
5/6/2001
Basic Satellite Info
Name
SOYUZ-TM 31
Alternative Name
Soyuz TM-31
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
RKKE
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
SOYUZ-TM 31, also known as Soyuz TM-31, is a crewed spacecraft with the OBJECT_ID 2000-070A and NORAD_CAT_ID 26603. It was manufactured by RKKE and launched on October 31, 2000, from LC1 at TYSMC using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length, 2.7 meters in diameter, and a span of 10.6 meters. It had a launch mass and dry mass of 2740 kilograms each. Its configuration is described as Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan with power supplied by two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. The BUS type is 7K-STM, and the payload was Soyuz 7K-STM No. 205. It was equipped with a PAO motor for its propulsion system.
Physical Characteristics
Length
7.9
Diameter
2.7
Span
10.6
Dry Mass
2740
Launch Mass
2740
Shape
Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
13.6883
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Soyuz 7K-STM No. 205
Purpose
Crewed spacecraft
Mission
Crewed spacecraft
Manufacturer
RKKE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
7K-STM
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
PAO
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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