METEOR 2-9

Satellite information

Favourite Embed

Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-9 at a glance.

Uptime

15650

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.3

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 2-9.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: METEOR 2-9

International designator: 1982-116A

Object number (NORAD): 13718

Object ID (CCSDS): 13718

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.702 minutes

Inclination: 81.251 deg

SMA: 7217.405 km

Apoapsis: 877.013 km

Periapsis: 801.526 km

RAAN: 224.2085 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00522952

Argument of periapsis: 290.9055 deg

Mean anomaly: 68.6526 deg

Mean motion: 14.15895456 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000109 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000048352101 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 10:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-9

TLE line 1: 1 13718U 82116A 25291.94031798 .00000109 00000-0 48352-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 13718 81.2510 224.2085 0052295 290.9055 68.6526 14.15895456212236

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-9.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-9.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
METEOR 2-12 DEB	LEO	2025-08-26 16:59:34	0.0001506229	561.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-06-12 08:10:29	0.001121064	121.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4C DEB	SSO	2025-04-08 01:11:10	0.0005818941	47.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-04-05 07:00:23	0.0005313992	359.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-02-23 18:15:19	0.0004063991	226.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

METEOR 2-9 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 9’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 14, 1982, 10:30 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 9

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 14, 1982, 10:30 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

...

Go to the launch

Latest news about this satellite

There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.

Return to all satellites

Embed the widget

Just copy the snippet below and paste it as HTML in your article, presentation, e-mail, blog post or website.

<iframe src="https://obdh.space/embed/satcat/13718/" width="400" height="720" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Real-time statistics and tracking

The widget will always be up to date. All data, statistics and tracking map are automatically refreshed in real-time. Check the examples below!

Widget preview

Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.