SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) at a glance.

Uptime

14586

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.6

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

International designator: 1985-042E

Object number (NORAD): 15773

Object ID (CCSDS): 15773

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.844 minutes

Inclination: 66.5878 deg

SMA: 7176.733 km

Apoapsis: 820.955 km

Periapsis: 776.24 km

RAAN: 274.8279 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0031153

Argument of periapsis: 173.091 deg

Mean anomaly: 352.6393 deg

Mean motion: 14.27948698 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000269 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014224 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 5, 2025, 10:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 9:27 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

TLE line 1: 1 15773U 85042E 25125.89380422 .00000269 00000-0 14224-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 15773 66.5878 274.8279 0031153 173.0910 352.6393 14.27948698 78080

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Real-time ground track for satellite SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2025-04-21 16:12:08	0.0001133279	108.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-04-20 00:47:58	0.0002279889	367.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-04-18 04:05:53	0.0001577649	383.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-08-12 05:53:37	0.0001523319	711.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Tselina-2 2’, on board a Proton space rocket.

The launch took place on May 30, 1985, 2:59 p.m. from 200/40.

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Proton | Tselina-2 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 30, 1985, 2:59 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton

Launch pad: 200/40

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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