In orbitRocket body

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

NORAD: 28627
COSPAR: 2005-008B

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Spacecraft

Built by: RKK Energiya
Owner: Sea Launch Limited Partnership
Platform (bus): Blok DM2
Main engine: 11D58M
Mass at launch: 7,400 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 3,070 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 3,070 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 3.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28627, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2005-03-01
Rocket: Zenit-3SL
Flight: SL18 XM Radio-3
Mission name: XM Radio-3
Launch site: KLA
Launched by: Sea Launch Limited Partnership
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2005-008

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2005-008, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: SEAL
Launch date: 2005-03-01
Period: 673.3 min
Inclination: 1.19°
Apogee: 35,757 km
Perigee: 2,379 km
Radar cross-section: 21.5625 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