Sputnik 40

CIS / France


Also called PS 2 or Sputnik JR or RS-17

Launch data:

Designation 24958 / 97058C
Launch date05 Oct 1997 - 15:09 UT
Launch siteB, LC1 / Mir station
Launch vehicleSoyuz-U
MissionAmateur communication
Earth orbit on 3 Nov 1997 (.76) :
Earth orbit on Nov 03, 1997:
Perigee/Apogee385 / 389 km
Inclination51.67°
Period92.30 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Aeroclub de France
Operator Aeroclub de France
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass 4 kg
Basic shape  Sphere
Dimension  dia 23 cm
Propulsion none

End of life

Out of service29 Dec 1997
Causestopped transmitting
Decay21 May 1998


mission details:



Ref: #3(SD305), #7(JR339), #14, #15, #64 - update: 21.06.05