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Entry no.
2004-0087

RADUGA 33

RADUGA 33 (NORAD 23794) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 May 2004, after 8 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23794
International designator
1996-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
19 Feb 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 May 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 years, 2 months2,999 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
47.7°N to 47.7°SFinal inclination 47.7°
Mass
1,965 kg
Operator
VKS
Built by
NPO PM
Bus
Raduga
Programme
Raduga

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 47.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 47.7°N and 47.7°S.

Life in orbit

8 years, 2 months

RADUGA 33’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 May 2004

1 entry
2004-0086COSMOS 374 DEB

From the same launch

1996-010
1996-0021SL-12 R/B(1)1996-0093SL-12 R/B(2)2000-0363SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)2002-0056SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
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