Satellite description

PRIRODA, 23848 was a payload satellite that was launched on Tue, 23 Apr 1996 UTC via a PROTON-K launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

23848, 1996-023A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

RKKE (RU)

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Mission

Decayed Civil Spaceship

Bus & Motor

77KS, Unknown motor

Mass

19,470 kg wet, ~18,630 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-04-23 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 6.5 m

Radar Cross Section

51.811 m², Large (>1 m²)