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MAGION 2

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 114 minutes, on an orbit tilted 82.6° from the equator, between 498 and 2,552 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About MAGION 2

MAGION 2 is a satellite from CZCH, launched on Sep 28, 1989 from Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 114 minutes (12.6 times a day), between 497 and 2,322 km up, on an orbit tilted 82.6° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 83° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Magion 2 · small Czechoslovak scientific satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 15 days its lowest point went from 497 km to 498 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
5001,0001,5002,0002,500

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.