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Entry no.
1999-0310

FOTON 12

FOTON 12 (NORAD 25902) landed on 24 September 1999, after 15 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
25902
International designator
1999-048A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
9 Sep 1999Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
24 Sep 1999Recorded time 09:18 UTC
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,510 kg
Operator
TsSKB-Progress
Built by
TsSKB-Progress
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 24 Sep 1999

1 entry
1999-0311SL-4 R/B(2)

From the same launch

1999-048
1999-0312SL-4 R/B
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