SL-12 R/B(2), 16870

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SL-12 R/B(2), 16870 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Fri, 17 Jan 1986 UTC launched from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

16870, 1986-007F

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

Russian Strategic Rocket Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO Energiya

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

BLOK DM, Unknown motor

Mass

2,440 kg wet, 2,440 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-01-17 (39 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 6.27 m

Radar Cross Section

23.597 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 SL-12 R/B(2)
1 16870U 86007F   25169.61605212 -.00000026  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 16870  11.6361 324.8951 0032911 167.5037  69.9597  0.97798412139082

Epoch: 2025-06-18T14:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T14:47:06.903Z)

Latitude

-9.8486°

Longitude

73.29427°

Altitude

36,448.589 km

Speed

3.052 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 28m 40s

True Declination

-9° 50' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.52324°

Longitude

-48.18135°

Altitude

36,406.19 km

Speed

3.056 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 25m 47s

Apparent Declination

4° 33' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:51:48

Azimuth

9.211° NNE

Elevation

-45.132°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,636.636 km

Perigee altitude

36,354.433 km

Semi-major axis

42,873.672 km

Eccentricity

0.00329

Inclination

11.6361°

RAAN

324.8951°

Arg. of periapsis

167.5037°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

69.9597°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24449 °/min

Orbital period

1,472.47 mins

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1986 (1986-01-17 UTC)

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SL-12 PLAT, 16499 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 16500 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 16501 (Decayed)

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