SSETI-EXPRESS

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SSETI-EXPRESS at a glance.

Uptime

7253

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SSETI-EXPRESS.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SSETI-EXPRESS

International designator: 2005-043E

Object number (NORAD): 28894

Object ID (CCSDS): 28894

Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.303 minutes

Inclination: 98.2676 deg

SMA: 7055.686 km

Apoapsis: 689.718 km

Periapsis: 665.384 km

RAAN: 19.8912 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00172439

Argument of periapsis: 96.411 deg

Mean anomaly: 263.9057 deg

Mean motion: 14.64852497 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001243 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00024152638 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 2:28 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SSETI-EXPRESS

TLE line 1: 1 28894U 05043E 25247.10284349 .00001243 00000-0 24153-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 28894 98.2676 19.8912 0017244 96.4110 263.9057 14.64852497 58386

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SSETI-EXPRESS.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SSETI-EXPRESS.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-22 19:34:43	0.0003988482	945.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-09-13 11:11:04	0.0001426928	487.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-07-28 09:02:38	0.0002481832	791.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Civilian surveillance satellite.

SSETI-EXPRESS was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Beijing-1’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 27, 2005, 6:52 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Beijing-1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 27, 2005, 6:52 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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