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
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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: 101.964 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.
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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