In orbitRocket body

SL-12 R/B(2)

NORAD: 27504
COSPAR: 2002-039B

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Spacecraft

Built by: RKK Energiya
Owner: Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Platform (bus): Blok DM2
Main engine: 11D58M
Mass at launch: 16,022 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,560 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 2,560 kg
Length: 7.1 m
Diameter: 3.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 7.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27504, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2002-08-22
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M DM3
Flight: Echostar VIII
Mission name: Echostar 8
Launch site: GIK-5, LC81/23
Launched by: International Launch Services, Khrunichev
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2002-039

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2002-039, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 2002-08-22
Period: 713.5 min
Inclination: 22.10°
Apogee: 35,823 km
Perigee: 4,318 km
Radar cross-section: 19.6845 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit