Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-4 at a glance.
Uptime
17037
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 2-4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOR 2-4
International designator: 1979-021A
Object number (NORAD): 11288
Object ID (CCSDS): 11288
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.963 minutes
Inclination: 81.2205 deg
SMA: 7229.713 km
Apoapsis: 868.072 km
Periapsis: 835.084 km
RAAN: 11.8026 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0022814
Argument of periapsis: 251.5723 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.2968 deg
Mean motion: 14.12281132 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015053 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 4:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-4
TLE line 1: 1 11288U 79021A 25294.68714705 .00000290 00000-0 15053-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 11288 81.2205 11.8026 0022814 251.5723 108.2968 14.12281132401352
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-4.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
METEOR 2-4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 4’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 1, 1979, 6:45 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 1, 1979, 6:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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