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Sputnik 40

Sputnik 40 (Russian: Спутник 40, French: Spoutnik 40), also known as Sputnik Jr, PS-2 and Radio Sputnik 17 (RS-17), was a Franco-Russian amateur radio satellite which was launched in 1997 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. A 4-kilogram (8.8 lb) one-third scale model of Sputnik 1…

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Apogee altitude
382 kilometres (237 mi)
COSPAR ID
1997-058C
Decay date
21 May 1998
Deployed from
Mir
Deployment date
3 November 1997, 04:05 UTC
Epoch
4 November 1997

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Sputnik 40

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Edges30
Triples44
Avg. degree1.94
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Sputnik 40

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related to Launch · 13
Sputnik 40 → Anatoly Solovyev, At, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Mir, November, October, Pavel Vinogradov, Progress M-36, Soyuz-U, Sputnik, UTC, X-Mir
related to Orbit · 12
Sputnik 40 → December, Earth, International Designator, It, March, May, Mir, November, On, Sputnik, The, United States Space Command
Apogee altitude · 1
Sputnik 40 → 382 kilometres (237 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
Sputnik 40 → 1997-058C
Decay date · 1
Sputnik 40 → 21 May 1998
Deployed from · 1
Sputnik 40 → Mir
Deployment date · 1
Sputnik 40 → 3 November 1997, 04:05 UTC
Epoch · 1
Sputnik 40 → 4 November 1997
Inclination · 1
Sputnik 40 → 51.6 degrees
Last contact · 1
Sputnik 40 → 29 December 1997 (1997-12-30)

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sputnik 40 1997 launch mir deployed satellite orbit space november spacecraft also radio amateur lb soyuz-u launched station mission 1997-058c

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Sputnik 40Apogee altitude382 kilometres (237 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40COSPAR ID1997-058C1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Decay date21 May 19981.00infobox
Sputnik 40Deployed fromMir1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Deployment date3 November 1997, 04:05 UTC1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Epoch4 November 19971.00infobox
Sputnik 40Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Last contact29 December 1997 (1997-12-30)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Launch date5 October 1997, 15:08:57 (1997-10-05UTC15:08:57Z) UTC1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Launch mass4 kilograms (8.8 lb)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Launch siteBaikonur 1/51.00infobox
Sputnik 40Mission duration1-2 months1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Mission typeAmateur radio1.00infobox
Sputnik 40OperatorAéro-Club de France AMSAT Rosaviakosmos1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Perigee altitude376 kilometres (234 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Sputnik 40RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
Sputnik 40RocketSoyuz-U1.00infobox
Sputnik 40SATCAT no.249581.00infobox

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