RADIO 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RADIO 2 at a glance.

Uptime

17215

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.5

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for RADIO 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: RADIO 2

International designator: 1978-100C

Object number (NORAD): 11086

Object ID (CCSDS): 11086

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 120.326 minutes

Inclination: 82.5475 deg

SMA: 8073.572 km

Apoapsis: 1705.253 km

Periapsis: 1685.622 km

RAAN: 150.1095 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00121573

Argument of periapsis: 344.7702 deg

Mean anomaly: 195.806 deg

Mean motion: 11.96751939 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000065 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00072392547 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:02 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RADIO 2

TLE line 1: 1 11086U 78100C 25346.20998515 .00000065 00000-0 72393-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 11086 82.5475 150.1095 0012157 344.7702 195.8060 11.96751939 58545

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite RADIO 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RADIO 2.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 1045 LEO 2025-07-22 19:42:04 0.0002050582 320.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1045 LEO 2025-07-22 17:41:42 0.0001684747 375.0 (m) PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-12-11 06:47:34 0.0002215174 59.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Mass model of the Meteor-2 meteorological satellite

RADIO 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2-GVM’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 26, 1978, 7 a.m. from 32/2.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2-GVM
Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2-GVM

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 26, 1978, 7 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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