Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-12 at a glance.
Uptime
14920
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.5
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 2-12.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOR 2-12
International designator: 1985-013A
Object number (NORAD): 15516
Object ID (CCSDS): 15516
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.907 minutes
Inclination: 82.5308 deg
SMA: 7321.347 km
Apoapsis: 955.492 km
Periapsis: 930.932 km
RAAN: 120.9744 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00167731
Argument of periapsis: 85.9988 deg
Mean anomaly: 274.309 deg
Mean motion: 13.85850111 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000138 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010721226 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:15 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-12
TLE line 1: 1 15516U 85013A 25346.30255599 .00000138 00000-0 10721-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 15516 82.5308 120.9744 0016773 85.9988 274.3090 13.85850111 65924
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-12.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-12.
Associated space launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
METEOR 2-12 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-8 11’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 6, 1985, 11 a.m. from 16/2.
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 11
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 6, 1985, 11 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 16/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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