METEOR 2-6 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-6 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

16434

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

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 2-6 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: METEOR 2-6 DEB

International designator: 1980-073C

Object number (NORAD): 28986

Object ID (CCSDS): 28986

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.831 minutes

Inclination: 81.2045 deg

SMA: 7080.926 km

Apoapsis: 718.682 km

Periapsis: 686.9 km

RAAN: 206.9784 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00224414

Argument of periapsis: 153.1573 deg

Mean anomaly: 207.0791 deg

Mean motion: 14.5702724 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00015981 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0035324622 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 3:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-6 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 28986U 80073C 25247.14139183 .00015981 00000-0 35325-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 28986 81.2045 206.9784 0022441 153.1573 207.0791 14.57027240610228

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-6 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-6 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-03 21:28:44	0.0003308823	970.0 (m)	DEBRIS
OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT)	SSO	2024-05-31 03:27:35	0.0001089261	861.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

METEOR 2-6 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 6’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 6

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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