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MKA-PN 1

NORAD 38711· COSPAR 2012-039E· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jul 22, 2012 from 31/6, Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz-FG Fregat.
Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Kanopus-V No.1 & BelKA-2
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 07:06 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
Jul 22, 2012
Mass
Apogee
819 km
Perigee
804 km
Inclination
98.98°
Period
1.68 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for MKA-PN 1 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
804 × 819 km
811819803Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2012-039 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Kanopus-V No.1 & BelKA-2).

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