Satellite description

SOYUZ-TM 34, 27416 was a payload satellite owned by RKKE (CIS) that was launched on Thu, 25 Apr 2002 UTC via a SOYUZ-U-PVB 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

27416, 2002-020A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

RKKE (CIS)

Manufacturer

RKKE

Mission

Decayed Civil Spaceship

Bus & Motor

7K-STM, PAO

Mass

~7,120 kg wet, ~2,740 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2002-04-25 (23 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-U-PVB

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Sphere + 2 Pan, 10.6 m

Radar Cross Section

25.344 m², Large (>1 m²)