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

16739

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: 102.315 minutes

Inclination: 81.2129 deg

SMA: 7246.335 km

Apoapsis: 875.649 km

Periapsis: 860.751 km

RAAN: 155.7805 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00102799

Argument of periapsis: 354.9605 deg

Mean anomaly: 5.1459 deg

Mean motion: 14.07424687 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000299 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00017049228 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 8:59 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5

TLE line 1: 1 11605U 79095A 25240.87459390 .00000299 00000-0 17049-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 11605 81.2129 155.7805 0010280 354.9605 5.1459 14.07424687352188

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
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
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-07-12 03:01:51	0.002947724	123.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-05-29 20:36:54	0.0001525694	855.0 (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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