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Entry no.
1988-0263
FOTON 1
FOTON 1 (NORAD 19043) landed on 28 April 1988, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19043
International designator
1988-031A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Apr 1988Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Apr 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,109 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Foton
Programme
Foton
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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 28 Apr 1988
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-031
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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