Key statistics
Satellite INTERBALL AURORA at a glance.
Uptime
10545
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 4.1
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
62.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for INTERBALL AURORA.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: INTERBALL AURORA
International designator: 1996-050C
Object number (NORAD): 24293
Object ID (CCSDS): 24293
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 347.21 minutes
Inclination: 62.7122 deg
SMA: 16363.961 km
Apoapsis: 19198.573 km
Periapsis: 773.08 km
RAAN: 287.6968 deg
Eccentricy: 0.56299
Argument of periapsis: 263.5455 deg
Mean anomaly: 33.0942 deg
Mean motion: 4.14734441 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000013 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 13, 2025, 2:53 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 12, 2025, 1:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTERBALL AURORA
TLE line 1: 1 24293U 96050C 25193.56841282 .00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 24293 62.7122 287.6968 5629900 263.5455 33.0942 4.14734441437231
Live tracking on map
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Interbol 2 and Magin 5 are satellites studying the magnetosphere. MuSat 1 is an experimental vehicle, intended to evaluate in-orbit behaviour of low-cost space technologies.
INTERBALL AURORA was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1996, 5:22 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Molniya-M | Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 1996, 5:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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