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2018-0186

SOYUZ MS-08

SOYUZ MS-08 (NORAD 43238) landed after a space station visit on 4 October 2018, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
43238
International designator
2018-026A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
21 Mar 2018Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
4 Oct 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months197 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,903 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
RKKE
Bus
7K-S A48
Programme
Soyuz MS

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

SOYUZ MS-08’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 4 Oct 2018

1 entry
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From the same launch

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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