FREGAT R/B, 42720

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FREGAT R/B, 42720 is space debris originally from a launch on Thu, 25 May 2017 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

42720, 2017-027B

Orbit

Molniya

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

2017-05-25 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

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 1 day ago

0 FREGAT R/B
1 42720U 17027B   25192.24930484 -.00000968  00000-0 -13084-2 0  9998
2 42720  62.6563 279.3958 7240138 265.0797  16.9048  2.01971517 59947

Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:58:59.938Z)

Latitude

-0.00032°

Longitude

-99.75609°

Altitude

7,084.833 km

Speed

6.644 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 37m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.67137°

Longitude

6.75935°

Altitude

36,431.001 km

Speed

1.884 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 52m 55s

Apparent Declination

65° 15' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:14:17

Azimuth

9.234° NNE

Elevation

64.052°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

39,197.644 km

Perigee altitude

917.795 km

Semi-major axis

26,435.857 km

Eccentricity

0.72401

Inclination

62.6563°

RAAN

279.3958°

Arg. of periapsis

265.0797°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

16.9048°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.50496 °/min

Orbital period

712.93 mins

BSTAR

-0.0013084

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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.
226 mins	2025-07-12 12:52:04.355Z	9.24° NNE	2025-07-12 15:33:04.355Z	70.209° E	44.314°	2025-07-12 16:38:04.355Z	145.214° SSE
446 mins	2025-07-13 05:26:04.355Z	168.877° S	2025-07-13 07:06:04.355Z	67.677° E	43.964°	2025-07-13 12:52:04.355Z	12.948° NNE

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