BLOCK DM-SL R/B, 27953

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BLOCK DM-SL R/B, 27953 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 01 Oct 2003 UTC launched from the Sea Launch (SEAL). 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

27953, 2003-044B

Orbit

HEO

Country

Unknown / SEAL

Related business

S7 Space (RU)

Manufacturer

RKKE

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

BLOK DM2, 11D58M

Mass

~3,210 kg wet, 3,210 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2003-10-01 (22 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.1 m

Radar Cross Section

23.684 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 BLOCK DM-SL R/B
1 27953U 03044B   26044.24824038  .00000021  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 27953   1.0294 328.9085 6589129 274.7297  19.2846  2.14423987175178

Epoch: 2026-02-13T05:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T05:57:27.968Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

97.99232°

Altitude

7,541.133 km

Speed

6.448 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 02m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:01:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,770.13 km

Perigee altitude

2,287.918 km

Semi-major axis

25,407.161 km

Eccentricity

0.65891

Inclination

1.0294°

RAAN

328.9085°

Arg. of periapsis

274.7297°

True anomaly

87.33669°

Mean anomaly

19.2846°

Eccentric anomaly

46.80965°

Mean motion

0.53593 °/min

Orbital period

671.73 mins

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BLOCK DM-SL R/B 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.
136 mins	2026-02-14 00:25:17.552Z	126.259° SE	2026-02-14 00:46:17.552Z	127.343° SE	25.067°	2026-02-14 02:41:17.552Z	116.986° SE
65 mins	2026-02-14 22:36:17.552Z	106.088° ESE	2026-02-14 23:12:17.552Z	107.561° ESE	10.645°	2026-02-14 23:41:17.552Z	108.004° ESE

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BLOCK DM-SL R/B, 27953

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T05:57:27.968Z)

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