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Entry no.
1988-0912
SOYUZ-TM 6
SOYUZ-TM 6 (NORAD 19443) landed after a space station visit on 21 December 1988, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19443
International designator
1988-075A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Aug 1988Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
21 Dec 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months114 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-STM
Programme
7K-STM
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
3 monthsSOYUZ-TM 6’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Dec 1988
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-075
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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