MAGION 2, 20281
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MAGION 2, 20281 is a payload satellite owned by Ceskoslovensko (CZ) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 28 Sep 1989 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CZ / CZCHRelated business
Manufacturer
GI Czech
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
MAGION, Unknown motor
Mass
65 kg wet, 65 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 2 Ant, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
1.083 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 MAGION 2
1 20281U 89080B 26141.15680651 .00000690 00000-0 19557-3 0 9999
2 20281 82.6049 30.1017 1172932 19.1975 344.9709 12.62975539678661Epoch: 2026-05-21T03:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T03:45:48.082Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
94.84531°
Altitude
539.586 km
Speed
8.007 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 00m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:34:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,321.204 km
Perigee altitude
494.694 km
Semi-major axis
7,786.086 km
Eccentricity
0.11729
Inclination
82.6049°
RAAN
30.1017°
Arg. of periapsis
19.1975°
True anomaly
340.91861°
Mean anomaly
344.9709°
Eccentric anomaly
343.00681°
Mean motion
3.15911 °/min
Orbital period
113.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00019557
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Other satellites on launch #80 in the year 1989 (1989-09-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MAGION 2 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-05-21 17:11:39.353Z | 171.344° S | 2026-05-21 17:14:39.353Z | 59.097° ENE | 39.991° | 2026-05-21 17:17:39.353Z | 15.386° NNE |
| 16 mins | 2026-05-22 03:06:39.353Z | 18.815° NNE | 2026-05-22 03:13:39.353Z | 81.105° E | 29.991° | 2026-05-22 03:22:39.353Z | 134.681° SE |
| 19 mins | 2026-05-22 05:00:39.353Z | 342.35° N | 2026-05-22 05:08:39.353Z | 256.154° W | 41.396° | 2026-05-22 05:19:39.353Z | 192.133° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-22 07:00:39.353Z | 290.484° WNW | 2026-05-22 07:02:39.353Z | 278.667° WNW | 11.98° | 2026-05-22 07:05:39.353Z | 262.805° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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