Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-5 at a glance.
Uptime
16623
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 2-5.
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: 102.316 minutes
Inclination: 81.2076 deg
SMA: 7246.416 km
Apoapsis: 877.4 km
Periapsis: 859.163 km
RAAN: 268.6375 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012584
Argument of periapsis: 324.2083 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.8242 deg
Mean motion: 14.07400899 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000242 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013647 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 8:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5
TLE line 1: 1 11605U 79095A 25124.85268729 .00000242 00000-0 13647-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 11605 81.2076 268.6375 0012584 324.2083 35.8242 14.07400899335869
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.
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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