METEOR 2-7

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-7 at a glance.

Uptime

16124

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.3

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 2-7.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: METEOR 2-7

International designator: 1981-043A

Object number (NORAD): 12456

Object ID (CCSDS): 12456

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.059 minutes

Inclination: 81.2655 deg

SMA: 7234.266 km

Apoapsis: 890.996 km

Periapsis: 821.267 km

RAAN: 75.9687 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0048193

Argument of periapsis: 34.5788 deg

Mean anomaly: 325.8501 deg

Mean motion: 14.10948005 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000283 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0001491 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 7:05 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-7

TLE line 1: 1 12456U 81043A 25186.79580086 .00000283 00000-0 14910-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 12456 81.2655 75.9687 0048193 34.5788 325.8501 14.10948005270442

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-7.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-7.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-30 03:21:40 0.0007123246 414.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-03-26 13:12:39 0.001554058 420.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-23 19:32:51 0.001236894 69.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2024-12-13 19:43:27 0.0001197502 518.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-11-21 20:00:23 0.0001529224 701.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

METEOR 2-7 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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