● ORBIT ING-NOW

YAMAL

NORAD 38978 · COSPAR 2012-061B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5096 @ 35783 x 35790 km x 0.0139 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 19:40 UTC · 40.6 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
YAMAL 300K
1 38978U 12061B 26300.81989339 .00000082 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 38978 0.0139 251.2749 0000817 13.9603 249.1008 1.00272104050969
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
November 2nd 2012
Spacecraft age
13 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Gazprom Space Systems
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Proton M
Contractor
OAO Resetneva
Launch mass
1,640 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.0139°
Period
1436.09 min
Perigee
35783 km
Apogee
35790 km
Eccentricity
8.17E-5
RAAN
251.2749°
Arg of Perigee
13.9603°
Mean Motion
1.00272104 rev/d