Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule
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Mission typeMemorial Satellite
Mission duration19 years, 7 months, 25 days
(in orbit)
(in orbit)
Launch date23 August 2005
RocketDnepr
| Mission type | Memorial Satellite |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 19 years, 7 months, 25 days (in orbit) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 August 2005 |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Periapsis altitude | 597Km |
| Apoapsis altitude | 612Km |
| Inclination | 97.83° |
The Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule is a memorial satellite which was launched in 2005 to a Sun-synchronous orbit by a Ukrainian Dnepr rocket.[1]
The capsule is bolted to the Dnepr 3rd stage and it contains a flag of Turkmenistan and the book of Ruhnama.[2]
