Key statistics
Satellite FREGAT R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2968
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
62.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FREGAT R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FREGAT R/B
International designator: 2017-027B
Object number (NORAD): 42720
Object ID (CCSDS): 42720
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 712.961 minutes
Inclination: 62.6598 deg
SMA: 26436.514 km
Apoapsis: 39201.533 km
Periapsis: 915.226 km
RAAN: 279.8254 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7241179
Argument of periapsis: 265.059 deg
Mean anomaly: 16.8912 deg
Mean motion: 2.01974467 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000642 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00084582 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 6:41 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FREGAT R/B
TLE line 1: 1 42720U 17027B 25189.27862306 -.00000642 00000-0 -84582-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 42720 62.6598 279.8254 7241179 265.0590 16.8912 2.01974467 59885
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FREGAT R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Tundra or EKS (meaning Unified Space System) series of satellites is the next generation of Russian early warning satellites.
FREGAT R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | EKS-2 (Tundra 2) (Kosmos 2518)’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat space rocket.
The launch took place on May 25, 2017, 6:33 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | EKS-2 (Tundra 2) (Kosmos 2518)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 25, 2017, 6:33 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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