SOYUZ-TMA 12M (39622)

COSPAR: 2014-013A | Alt Name: Soyuz TMA-12M

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 25, 2014

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-FG

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

39622

International Designator

2014-013A

Decay Date

9/11/2014

Basic Satellite Info

Name

SOYUZ-TMA 12M

Alternative Name

Soyuz TMA-12M

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The SOYUZ-TMA 12M (also known as Soyuz TMA-12M) is a crewed spacecraft launched on March 25, 2014, from the Tyuratam Space Center using a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and 2.7 meters in diameter with a span of 10.6 meters. It was manufactured by RKKE (Research and Production Enterprise) for the mission of transporting crew to space stations. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, it weighs approximately 2900 kilograms at launch and in dry mass. The shape of SOYUZ-TMA 12M consists of a cylindrical section combined with conical, spherical, and panel components, designed for human spaceflight missions.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

10.6

Dry Mass

2900

Launch Mass

2900

Shape

Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

9.1172

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 712

Purpose

Crewed spacecraft

Mission

Crewed spacecraft

Manufacturer

RKKE

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-STMA A47

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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