Key statistics
Satellite METEOR-M at a glance.
Uptime
5932
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR-M.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOR-M
International designator: 2009-049A
Object number (NORAD): 35865
Object ID (CCSDS): 35865
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.188 minutes
Inclination: 98.7132 deg
SMA: 7193.039 km
Apoapsis: 817.119 km
Periapsis: 812.688 km
RAAN: 305.0181 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000308
Argument of periapsis: 117.1214 deg
Mean anomaly: 243.0278 deg
Mean motion: 14.23095897 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000218 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011627 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:06 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR-M
TLE line 1: 1 35865U 09049A 25345.91728973 .00000218 00000-0 11627-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 35865 98.7132 305.0181 0003080 117.1214 243.0278 14.23095897842610
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Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR-M.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Russian meteorology satellite
METEOR-M was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m. from 31/6.
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Launch pad: 31/6
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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