Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16626
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: 99.955 minutes
Inclination: 81.1972 deg
SMA: 7134.48 km
Apoapsis: 762.091 km
Periapsis: 750.598 km
RAAN: 154.6549 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008054
Argument of periapsis: 242.994 deg
Mean anomaly: 117.0426 deg
Mean motion: 14.40652775 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00014797 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.004625 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 4, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 2, 2025, 7:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28973U 79095J 25122.80487296 .00014797 00000-0 46250-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 28973 81.1972 154.6549 0008054 242.9940 117.0426 14.40652775 12566
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB.
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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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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