Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule

Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule
Mission typeMemorial Satellite
Mission duration19 years, 11 months, 24 days
(in orbit)
Start of mission
Launch date23 August 2005
RocketDnepr
Launch siteBaikonur
Orbital parameters
Periapsis altitude597Km
Apoapsis altitude612Km
Inclination97.83°

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]

References

  1. ^ "Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ^ ""Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule"". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2021-03-01.


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