Key statistics
Satellite FREGAT R/B at a glance.
Uptime
3026
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
62.6
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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: 713.168 minutes
Inclination: 62.6085 deg
SMA: 26441.629 km
Apoapsis: 39157.063 km
Periapsis: 969.925 km
RAAN: 272.8883 deg
Eccentricy: 0.72210259
Argument of periapsis: 265.484 deg
Mean anomaly: 16.7517 deg
Mean motion: 2.01915865 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001345 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0059126775 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 25, 2025, 9:12 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 25, 2025, 7:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FREGAT R/B
TLE line 1: 1 42720U 17027B 25237.31492106 .00001345 00000-0 -59127-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42720 62.6085 272.8883 7221026 265.4840 16.7517 2.01915865 60854
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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