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Entry no.
1997-0061
SOYUZ-TM 24
SOYUZ-TM 24 (NORAD 24280) landed after a space station visit on 2 March 1997, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24280
International designator
1996-047A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
17 Aug 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Mar 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months197 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsSOYUZ-TM 24’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Mar 1997
1 entryFrom the same launch
1996-047
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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