Satellite description

PROGRESS-M 36, 25002 was a payload satellite owned by RKKE (CIS) that was launched on Sun, 05 Oct 1997 UTC via a SOYUZ-U 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

25002, 1997-058A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

RKKE (CIS)

Manufacturer

RKKE

Mission

Decayed Civil Spaceship

Bus & Motor

7K-TGM, Unknown motor

Mass

7,195 kg wet, ~4,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-10-05 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-U

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Sphere + 2 Pan, 7.9 m

Radar Cross Section

23.550 m², Large (>1 m²)