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BKA

NORAD 38708 · COSPAR 2012-039B · REENTRY☠️ RIP
BKA 2 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).
Orbit: #68053 @ 142 x 147 km x 97.2045 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-10-17 06:04 UTC · 17741 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
BKA 2
1 38708U 12039B 24291.25338330 .17019731 26811-5 29005-3 0 9997
2 38708 97.2045 196.3251 0003310 233.3532 256.6219 16.48098683680536
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
July 22nd 2012
Spacecraft age
14 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
National Academy of Sciences
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Soyuz-Fregat
Contractor
NPO VNIIEM
Launch mass
400 kg
Power
300.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.2045°
Period
87.37 min
Perigee
142 km
Apogee
147 km
Eccentricity
0.000331
RAAN
196.3251°
Arg of Perigee
233.3532°
Mean Motion
16.48098683 rev/d