METEOR 2-5 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

16686

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 2-5 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: METEOR 2-5 DEB

International designator: 1979-095J

Object number (NORAD): 28973

Object ID (CCSDS): 28973

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.901 minutes

Inclination: 81.1991 deg

SMA: 7131.916 km

Apoapsis: 762.276 km

Periapsis: 745.286 km

RAAN: 88.1083 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0011911

Argument of periapsis: 62.907 deg

Mean anomaly: 297.3332 deg

Mean motion: 14.41429643 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003235 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00099336 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:40 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 28973U 79095J 25187.44471198 .00003235 00000-0 99336-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 28973 81.1991 88.1083 0011911 62.9070 297.3332 14.41429643 57183

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-5 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-07-20 06:47:07 0.0001326428 44.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

METEOR 2-5 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).

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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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