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Entry no.
1989-0494

FOTON 2

FOTON 2 (NORAD 19941) landed on 11 May 1989, after 15 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19941
International designator
1989-032A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Apr 1989Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
11 May 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Foton
Programme
Foton

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

15 days

Also ended on 11 May 1989

5 entries
1989-0490USA 131989-0495SL-4 R/B1989-0491ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0492COSMOS 1461 DEB1989-0493COSMOS 1461 DEB

From the same launch

1989-032
1989-0486SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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