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Entry no.
2002-0256
SOYUZ-TM 33
SOYUZ-TM 33 (NORAD 26955) landed after a space station visit on 5 May 2002, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26955
International designator
2001-048A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
21 Oct 2001Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
5 May 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months196 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,740 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
RKKE
Bus
7K-STM
Programme
7K-STMI
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 33’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2001-048
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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