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Entry no.
1996-0099
SOYUZ-TM 23
SOYUZ-TM 23 (NORAD 23798) landed after a space station visit on 3 September 1996, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23798
International designator
1996-011A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
21 Feb 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
3 Sep 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months195 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
RKKE
Built by
RKKE
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
6 monthsSOYUZ-TM 23’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1996-011
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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