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Entry no.
1981-0259
SOYUZ-T 4
SOYUZ-T 4 (NORAD 12334) landed after a space station visit on 26 May 1981, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12334
International designator
1981-023A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Mar 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 May 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months75 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-ST
Programme
7K-ST
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsSOYUZ-T 4’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 May 1981
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-023
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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