Key statistics
Satellite SL-12 R/B(2) at a glance.
Uptime
7352
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
12.7
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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: 2005-010F
Object number (NORAD): 28634
Object ID (CCSDS): 28634
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1435.795 minutes
Inclination: 12.7054 deg
SMA: 42158.819 km
Apoapsis: 35870.613 km
Periapsis: 35690.755 km
RAAN: 21.2959 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0021331
Argument of periapsis: 256.7243 deg
Mean anomaly: 277.4586 deg
Mean motion: 1.0029288 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000325 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 2:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-12 R/B(2)
TLE line 1: 1 28634U 05010F 25133.61442506 -.00000325 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 28634 12.7054 21.2959 0021331 256.7243 277.4586 1.00292880 73695
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-12 R/B(2).
Associated space launch
The Ekspress-AM 2 and 3 series are communications satellites for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years.
SL-12 R/B(2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-2’, on board a Proton-K/DM-2M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 29, 2005, 9:31 p.m. from 200/39 (200L).
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 29, 2005, 9:31 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M
Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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