Key statistics
Satellite STERKH 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5712
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 STERKH 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STERKH 2
International designator: 2009-049B
Object number (NORAD): 35866
Object ID (CCSDS): 35866
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.137 minutes
Inclination: 98.6596 deg
SMA: 7190.643 km
Apoapsis: 815.178 km
Periapsis: 809.837 km
RAAN: 88.9355 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003714
Argument of periapsis: 34.1561 deg
Mean anomaly: 325.9856 deg
Mean motion: 14.23807279 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000097784 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STERKH 2
TLE line 1: 1 35866U 09049B 25127.86963586 .00000180 00000-0 97784-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 35866 98.6596 88.9355 0003714 34.1561 325.9856 14.23807279811962
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STERKH 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Russian meteorology satellite
STERKH 2 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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