Launch Date
November 29, 1994
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/2
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
23412
International Designator
1994-078B
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
73.62°
Right Ascension
136.44°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
278.06°
Period
116.03 min
Mean Motion
12.41 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SL-14 R/B
Alternative Name
Tsiklon-3 92-805 Stage 3
Type
Status
Owner
VKS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 23412U 94078B 26185.27877302 -.00000026 00000-0 -59698-4 0 9999
2 23412 73.6151 136.4440 0044262 278.0617 234.1159 12.41009128431492
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.8
Diameter
2.2
Span
2.8
Dry Mass
1600
Launch Mass
1600
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
4.847
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
S5M
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
YUZHUA
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
S5M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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