Satellite description

SOYUZ MS-09, 43493 was a payload satellite owned by RKKE (CIS) that was launched on Wed, 06 Jun 2018 UTC via a SOYUZ-FG 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

43493, 2018-051A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

RKKE (CIS)

Manufacturer

RKKE

Mission

Decayed Civil Spaceship

Bus & Motor

7K-S A48, SA

Mass

7,220 kg wet, 2,903 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-06-06 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-FG

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan, 10.6 m

Radar Cross Section

25.344 m², Large (>1 m²)