METEOR 2-4

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-4 at a glance.

Uptime

16929

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.2

Latest

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: 101.964 minutes

Inclination: 81.2174 deg

SMA: 7229.789 km

Apoapsis: 868.662 km

Periapsis: 834.646 km

RAAN: 117.4781 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0023525

Argument of periapsis: 196.5467 deg

Mean anomaly: 163.494 deg

Mean motion: 14.1225889 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000016 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0000016829 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 8:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-4

TLE line 1: 1 11288U 79021A 25186.85718307 .00000016 00000-0 16829-5 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 11288 81.2174 117.4781 0023525 196.5467 163.4940 14.12258890386418

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-4.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-4.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-05-08 16:13:58 0.0001275989 565.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-2D DEB SSO 2024-08-02 21:49:29 0.0001726622 486.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 4
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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