Key statistics
Satellite STERKH 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5826
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: 101.135 minutes
Inclination: 98.6693 deg
SMA: 7190.526 km
Apoapsis: 815.362 km
Periapsis: 809.42 km
RAAN: 200.2859 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00041317
Argument of periapsis: 58.1827 deg
Mean anomaly: 301.9753 deg
Mean motion: 14.23841925 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000184 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000099360642 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 8:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STERKH 2
TLE line 1: 1 35866U 09049B 25240.86884471 .00000184 00000-0 99361-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 35866 98.6693 200.2859 0004132 58.1827 301.9753 14.23841925828047
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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