In orbitDebris

BREEZE-M DEB [TANK]

NORAD: 32480
COSPAR: 2008-003C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Owner: Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Platform (bus): Briz tank
Mass at launch: 11,900 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1,000 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 4 m
Span with arrays and booms: 4 m
Shape: Torus

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S32480, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2008-01-28
Rocket: Proton-M/Briz-M I
Flight: Ekspress AM-33
Mission name: Ekspress AM-33
Launch site: GIK-5, LC200/39
Launched by: Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2008-003

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2008-003, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 2008-01-28
Period: 625.8 min
Inclination: 45.05°
Apogee: 35,052 km
Perigee: 663 km
Radar cross-section: 7.4243 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: BREEZE-M R/B (NORAD 32479)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit