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
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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: 102.059 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.
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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