BLOCK DM-SL R/B, 40896

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BLOCK DM-SL R/B, 40896 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Mon, 14 Sep 2015 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

40896, 2015-048B

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

RKKE

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

BLOK DM2, 11D58M

Mass

2,440 kg wet, 2,440 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-09-14 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

26.008 m²

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 BLOCK DM-SL R/B
1 40896U 15048B   25342.11464336 -.00000151  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 40896   8.6257  62.5893 0098499 143.6175 216.9225  0.98656609 36898

Epoch: 2025-12-08T02:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T02:45:05.186Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-55.92638°

Altitude

36,582.783 km

Speed

3.034 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 09m 51s

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

18:11:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,666.428 km

Perigee altitude

35,826.729 km

Semi-major axis

42,624.715 km

Eccentricity

0.00985

Inclination

8.6257°

RAAN

62.5893°

Arg. of periapsis

143.6175°

True anomaly

216.25107°

Mean anomaly

216.9225°

Eccentric anomaly

216.58613°

Mean motion

0.24663 °/min

Orbital period

1,459.66 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.
1440 mins	2025-12-09 19:56:38.654Z	132.396° SE	2025-12-10 09:23:38.654Z	124.749° SE	32.011°	2025-12-10 19:56:38.654Z	137.856° SSE

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BLOCK DM-SL R/B, 40896

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