▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	VLEO
Inclination	49.8330°
Eccentricity	0.1561983
Period	115.7 min
Apogee	2,714 km
Perigee	258 km
Mean motion	12.44907992 rev/day
RAAN	0.8607°
Arg of perigee	225.0257°
Mean anomaly	121.3091°
B*	5.3141e-4
Rev at epoch	56,324

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 38745U 12044B 26187.71766992 .00030458 45091-5 53141-3 0 9990

2 38745 49.8330 0.8607 1561983 225.0257 121.3091 12.44907992563247

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "EXPRESS-MD2",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2012-044B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:13:26.681+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 12.44907992,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.1561983,
  "INCLINATION": 49.833,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 0.8607,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 225.0257,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 121.3091,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 38745,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 56324,
  "BSTAR": 0.00053141,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00030458,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0.0000045091
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	EXPRESS-MD2
Operator	Russian Satellite Communications Co.HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	Aug 6, 2012HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	1140HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/38745

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.