Key statistics
Satellite SL-12 R/B(2) at a glance.
Uptime
12993
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.8
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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: 1990-045E
Object number (NORAD): 20623
Object ID (CCSDS): 20623
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 674.729 minutes
Inclination: 64.8052 deg
SMA: 25482.752 km
Apoapsis: 19141.974 km
Periapsis: 19067.259 km
RAAN: 313.5307 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00146598
Argument of periapsis: 341.3538 deg
Mean anomaly: 16.0642 deg
Mean motion: 2.13419099 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-12 R/B(2)
TLE line 1: 1 20623U 90045E 25346.43496683 -.00000059 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 20623 64.8052 313.5307 0014660 341.3538 16.0642 2.13419099277346
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 36 to 38’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 1990, 8:32 a.m. from 200/40.
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Proton | Uragan 36 to 38
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 1990, 8:32 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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