METEOR 2-6

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-6 at a glance.

Uptime

16531

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 2-6.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: METEOR 2-6

International designator: 1980-073A

Object number (NORAD): 11962

Object ID (CCSDS): 11962

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.048 minutes

Inclination: 81.2225 deg

SMA: 7233.723 km

Apoapsis: 881.266 km

Periapsis: 829.911 km

RAAN: 272.5241 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00354966

Argument of periapsis: 310.0968 deg

Mean anomaly: 49.7093 deg

Mean motion: 14.11106921 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000068 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000030783962 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, 7:17 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-6

TLE line 1: 1 11962U 80073A 25346.30362268 .00000068 00000-0 30784-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 11962 81.2225 272.5241 0035497 310.0968 49.7093 14.11106921328370

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-6.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-6.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-10-24 21:20:59	0.0005448919	653.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 970 DEB	LEO	2025-06-24 22:10:46	0.0001253355	956.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-04-04 04:58:08	0.0001738562	580.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-23 12:01:29	0.0001585595	115.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2025-02-21 22:35:59	0.0001476725	111.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

METEOR 2-6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 6’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 6

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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