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Mission
Earth Science · LEO
Foton-M No.2 was an unmanned Foton-M spacecraft which carried a European payload for the European Space Agency (ESA). The spacecraft carried a 600-kilogram (1,300 lb) payload, including 385 kilograms (849 lb) of experiments; consisting of 39 experiments in fluid physics, biology, material science…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOTON-M 2 2005-020A | Payload | re-entered 2005-06-16 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2005-020B | Rocket body | re-entered 2005-06-24 | |
| SL-4 DEB 2005-020C | Debris | re-entered 2005-06-13 | |
| FOTON-M 2 DEB 2005-020D | Debris | re-entered 2005-07-30 | |
| FOTON-M 2 DEB 2005-020E | Debris | re-entered 2005-06-28 | |
| FOTON-M 2 DEB 2005-020F | Debris | re-entered 2005-07-02 | |
| FOTON-M 2 DEB 2005-020G | Debris | re-entered 2005-06-19 | |
| FOTON-M 2 DEB 2005-020H | Debris | re-entered 2005-06-17 |
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| FOTON-M 2 DEB 2005-020J | Debris | re-entered 2005-07-02 |
COSPAR ID 2005-020 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).