METEOR 2-9

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-9 at a glance.

Uptime

15705

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

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 2-9.

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: 101.701 minutes

Inclination: 81.2487 deg

SMA: 7217.345 km

Apoapsis: 878.123 km

Periapsis: 800.296 km

RAAN: 170.9179 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00539168

Argument of periapsis: 134.3881 deg

Mean anomaly: 226.1727 deg

Mean motion: 14.15913014 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000185 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000086086676 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, 5:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-9

TLE line 1: 1 13718U 82116A 25346.21189245 .00000185 00000-0 86087-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 13718 81.2487 170.9179 0053917 134.3881 226.1727 14.15913014219917

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-11-18 06:35:42	0.0009269863	255.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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

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).

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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

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