METEOR 2-5

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-5 at a glance.

Uptime

16845

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 2-5.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: METEOR 2-5

International designator: 1979-095A

Object number (NORAD): 11605

Object ID (CCSDS): 11605

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.313 minutes

Inclination: 81.2113 deg

SMA: 7246.246 km

Apoapsis: 874.775 km

Periapsis: 861.447 km

RAAN: 53.2094 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00091963

Argument of periapsis: 72.0274 deg

Mean anomaly: 288.1897 deg

Mean motion: 14.07450559 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000252 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014210463 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:15 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5

TLE line 1: 1 11605U 79095A 25346.30216868 .00000252 00000-0 14210-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 11605 81.2113 53.2094 0009196 72.0274 288.1897 14.07450559367011

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-5.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-5.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2025-12-10 19:06:00	0.0002230298	439.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-12-02 17:50:01	0.0002201742	279.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-17 16:41:01	0.001006125	248.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-11-01 17:36:08	0.0002814247	206.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-19 08:42:36	0.0001064247	283.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

METEOR 2-5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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