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

16284

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.3

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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: 102.055 minutes

Inclination: 81.2658 deg

SMA: 7234.075 km

Apoapsis: 889.304 km

Periapsis: 822.575 km

RAAN: 280.8575 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00461217

Argument of periapsis: 301.8766 deg

Mean anomaly: 57.7921 deg

Mean motion: 14.11004147 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000357 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00019011538 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, 6:41 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-7

TLE line 1: 1 12456U 81043A 25346.27847472 .00000357 00000-0 19012-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 12456 81.2658 280.8575 0046122 301.8766 57.7921 14.11004147292693

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
METEOR 2-17 DEB	LEO	2025-10-01 15:25:29	0.0001142244	367.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-08-05 13:27:32	0.0003057889	936.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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

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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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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