METEOR 2-12

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-12 at a glance.

Uptime

14865

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.5

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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: 103.908 minutes

Inclination: 82.5329 deg

SMA: 7321.376 km

Apoapsis: 953.872 km

Periapsis: 932.609 km

RAAN: 164.3654 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00145214

Argument of periapsis: 236.3408 deg

Mean anomaly: 123.6369 deg

Mean motion: 13.85842064 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000044 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00002588945 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, 10:28 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-12

TLE line 1: 1 15516U 85013A 25291.93677149 .00000044 00000-0 25889-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 15516 82.5329 164.3654 0014521 236.3408 123.6369 13.85842064 58393

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2025-09-18 20:40:41	0.0001286804	146.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-27 18:20:43	0.0001194953	794.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-20 DEB	LEO	2024-10-09 09:01:58	0.0005995511	119.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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