Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-6 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16480
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: 98.765 minutes
Inclination: 81.2043 deg
SMA: 7077.779 km
Apoapsis: 716.509 km
Periapsis: 682.779 km
RAAN: 156.5301 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023828
Argument of periapsis: 16.5405 deg
Mean anomaly: 343.6563 deg
Mean motion: 14.57999034 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000849 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0018374 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 6:56 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 10:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-6 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28986U 80073C 25294.92221617 .00008490 00000-0 18374-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 28986 81.2043 156.5301 0023828 16.5405 343.6563 14.57999034617182
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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