MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8 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 MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8

International designator: 2005-043G

Object number (NORAD): 28898

Object ID (CCSDS): 28898

Country: GERMANY (GER)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.372 minutes

Inclination: 98.313 deg

SMA: 7058.952 km

Apoapsis: 694.309 km

Periapsis: 667.324 km

RAAN: 23.2166 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00191144

Argument of periapsis: 152.3103 deg

Mean anomaly: 207.9121 deg

Mean motion: 14.6383612 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.000014 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00027703357 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, 2:36 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8

TLE line 1: 1 28898U 05043G 25247.10902600 .00001400 00000-0 27703-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 28898 98.3130 23.2166 0019114 152.3103 207.9121 14.63836120681395

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
IRIDIUM 33 DEB	LEO	2025-05-16 11:39:36	0.0001446681	509.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-19 21:45:54	0.0002633657	740.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2024-11-10 22:25:30	0.0002554824	57.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Civilian surveillance satellite.

MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8 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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