Key statistics
Satellite SL-12 R/B(2) at a glance.
Uptime
14235
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-12 R/B(2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-12 R/B(2)
International designator: 1986-071F
Object number (NORAD): 16968
Object ID (CCSDS): 16968
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.214 minutes
Inclination: 64.7419 deg
SMA: 25494.967 km
Apoapsis: 19183.077 km
Periapsis: 19050.587 km
RAAN: 81.187 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00259836
Argument of periapsis: 219.8691 deg
Mean anomaly: 320.5908 deg
Mean motion: 2.13265732 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 4:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-12 R/B(2)
TLE line 1: 1 16968U 86071F 25248.67228824 .00000059 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 16968 64.7419 81.1870 0025984 219.8691 320.5908 2.13265732303534
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-12 R/B(2).
Associated space launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
SL-12 R/B(2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 14 to 16’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1986, 11:38 a.m. from 200/40.
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Proton | Uragan 14 to 16
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 16, 1986, 11:38 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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