In orbitDebris

SL-12 DEB

NORAD: 38680
COSPAR: 1996-021E

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Spacecraft

Built by: RKK Energiya
Owner: Russian Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S38680, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1996-04-08
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M DM3
Flight: Astra 1F
Mission name: Astra 1F
Launch site: GIK-5, LC81/23
Launched by: International Launch Services, Khrunichev
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1996-021

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1996-021, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1996-04-08
Period: 878.7 min
Inclination: 6.14°
Apogee: 35,126 km
Perigee: 12,895 km
Radar cross-section: 0.003 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-12 R/B(2) (NORAD 23845)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit