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EXPRESS MD2, 38745

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EXPRESS MD2, 38745 is a payload satellite owned by KosSvyaz (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 06 Aug 2012 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

38745, 2012-044B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Satellite Communication Company (RU)

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

KAZSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

1,140 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-08-06 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-M/BRIZ-M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

10.694 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 EXPRESS MD2
1 38745U 12044B   26170.93392465  .00032797  50140-5  57523-3 0  9993
2 38745  49.8254  55.2681 1567575 179.5007 180.7857 12.43652681561155

Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:24:51.089Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

170.89945°

Altitude

2,725.062 km

Speed

6.079 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 41m 04s

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

00:50:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,725.569 km

Perigee altitude

258.199 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.021 km

Eccentricity

0.15676

Inclination

49.8254°

RAAN

55.2681°

Arg. of periapsis

179.5007°

True anomaly

180.57993°

Mean anomaly

180.7857°

Eccentric anomaly

180.67923°

Mean motion

3.1087 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00057523

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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2012 (2012-08-06 UTC)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38889 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38924 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38907 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38928 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 45491 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38932 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 45492 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38982 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38906 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38961 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38964 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38876 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 39601 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38890 (Decayed)

BREEZE-M DEB, 38919 (Decayed)

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EXPRESS MD2 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.
22 mins	2026-06-22 16:00:34.286Z	172.85° S	2026-06-22 16:12:34.286Z	124.373° SE	25.209°	2026-06-22 16:22:34.286Z	74.781° E
25 mins	2026-06-22 18:00:34.286Z	217.184° SW	2026-06-22 18:14:34.286Z	149.405° SSE	43.324°	2026-06-22 18:25:34.286Z	59.263° ENE
21 mins	2026-06-22 20:05:34.286Z	258.134° W	2026-06-22 20:18:34.286Z	344.139° N	41.43°	2026-06-22 20:26:34.286Z	55.661° ENE
15 mins	2026-06-22 22:12:34.286Z	291.927° WNW	2026-06-22 22:21:34.286Z	354.294° N	34.631°	2026-06-22 22:27:34.286Z	66.822° ENE
11 mins	2026-06-23 00:17:34.286Z	305.207° NW	2026-06-23 00:24:34.286Z	23.107° NE	42.383°	2026-06-23 00:28:34.286Z	106.79° ESE
6 mins	2026-06-23 02:21:34.286Z	279.16° WNW	2026-06-23 02:24:34.286Z	241.157° WSW	19.907°	2026-06-23 02:27:34.286Z	188.827° SSW

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EXPRESS MD2, 38745

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:24:51.089Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2012 (2012-08-06 UTC)

EXPRESS MD2 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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