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Entry no.
1992-0288

FOTON 5

FOTON 5 (NORAD 22173) landed on 24 October 1992, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22173
International designator
1992-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
8 Oct 1992Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
24 Oct 1992Recorded time 09:25 UTC
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,147 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

16 days

Also ended on 24 Oct 1992

1 entry
1992-0289SL-6 PLAT

From the same launch

1992-065
1992-0286SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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