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SOYUZ-MS 23 (55688)
COSPAR: 2023-024A | Alt Name: Soyuz MS-23
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
February 24, 2023
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
55688
International Designator
2023-024A
Decay Date
9/27/2023
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
SOYUZ-MS 23
Alternative Name
Soyuz MS-23
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
RKKE
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
SOYUZ-MS 23 (Soyuz MS-23) is a crewed spacecraft launched on February 24, 2023, from the Tyuratam Space Center's LC31 using a Soyuz-2-1A launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and 2.7 meters in diameter with a span of 10.6 meters. It weighs 2903 kilograms both at launch and dry mass, manufactured by RKKE for its mission as a crewed spacecraft. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, SOYUZ-MS 23 has a unique shape described as Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan and operates under the ownership of RKKE with the payload identified as Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 754.
Physical Characteristics
Length
7.9
Diameter
2.7
Span
10.6
Dry Mass
2903
Launch Mass
2903
Shape
Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 754
Purpose
Crewed spacecraft
Mission
Crewed spacecraft
Manufacturer
RKKE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
7K-S A48
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
SA
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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