Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-6 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16317
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
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: 98.998 minutes
Inclination: 81.2048 deg
SMA: 7088.881 km
Apoapsis: 727.206 km
Periapsis: 694.287 km
RAAN: 328.4585 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023219
Argument of periapsis: 156.4062 deg
Mean anomaly: 203.8204 deg
Mean motion: 14.54575319 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010833 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0025245 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 7:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-6 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28986U 80073C 25131.81671467 .00010833 00000-0 25245-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 28986 81.2048 328.4585 0023219 156.4062 203.8204 14.54575319593442
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.
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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