FREGAT R/B, 42710

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FREGAT R/B, 42710 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 18 May 2017 UTC launched from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

42710, 2017-026B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Federal Space Agency of Russia (Roscosmos) (CIS)

Manufacturer

Lavochkin

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

FREGAT, Unknown motor

Mass

1,000 kg wet, 1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-05-18 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Irr, 3.48 m

Radar Cross Section

12.110 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 FREGAT R/B
1 42710U 17026B   25128.48569893 -.00000044  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 42710   6.1909 105.4812 6218458  62.8767 346.5487  2.45433313 71511

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:39:24.387Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

64.01506°

Altitude

4,733.257 km

Speed

7.387 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 01m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-6.15565°

Longitude

-20.43123°

Altitude

23,641.315 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 23m 40s

Apparent Declination

-11° 50' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:22:17

Azimuth

359.279° N

Elevation

-61.924°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

31,280.269 km

Perigee altitude

2,402.404 km

Semi-major axis

23,219.474 km

Eccentricity

0.6218458

Inclination

6.1909°

RAAN

105.4812°

Arg. of periapsis

62.8767°

True anomaly

297.43972°

Mean anomaly

346.5487°

Eccentric anomaly

327.30084°

Mean motion

0.61343 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

586.86 mins

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SES 15, 42709

FREGAT 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.
502 mins	2025-05-09 07:50:39.200Z	217.777° SW	2025-05-09 08:10:39.200Z	163.647° S	24.972°	2025-05-09 16:12:39.200Z	125.781° SE

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