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YAMAL 202 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 28089)
Track YAMAL 202 (NORAD catalog number 28089) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2003, launched on the 53rd orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2003-053A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 8,352 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, YAMAL 202 flies a geosynchronous orbit roughly 35,786 km up: its 23.9-hour period matches Earth's rotation, but at 6.5° inclination it is not geostationary — seen from the ground it traces a daily figure-eight around a fixed longitude, swinging about 7° north and south of the equator. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0004). Its near-equatorial 6.5° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 69.9°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,776 km × 35,812 km |
| Inclination | 6.54° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00042 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2003-053A |
| NORAD catalog number | 28089 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
YAMAL 202 is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see YAMAL 202 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude YAMAL 202 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
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