EXPRESS-MD2

EXPRESS-MD2 is a satellite operated by Russia, currently in medium Earth orbit near 265 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 116 minutes at an inclination of 49.8°. It was launched in 2012. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID

38745

COSPAR ID

2012-044B

Type

Satellite

Orbit

MEO

Perigee (lowest)

265 km

Apogee (highest)

2,741 km

Inclination

49.82°

Orbital period

116 min

Launch year

2012

Operator

Russia

Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-05.

About MEO orbit

Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.

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