METEOR 2-5 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

16846

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 2-5 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: METEOR 2-5 DEB

International designator: 1979-095BR

Object number (NORAD): 38271

Object ID (CCSDS): 38271

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.338 minutes

Inclination: 81.2024 deg

SMA: 7152.686 km

Apoapsis: 792.937 km

Periapsis: 756.165 km

RAAN: 324.556 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00257051

Argument of periapsis: 118.846 deg

Mean anomaly: 241.531 deg

Mean motion: 14.35155713 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00007565 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0026330292 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:47 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:50 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38271U 79095BR 25347.20208231 .00007565 00000-0 26330-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 38271 81.2024 324.5560 0025705 118.8460 241.5310 14.35155713733275

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-5 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-10-25 23:30:39	0.0001303745	87.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1023	LEO	2025-09-18 04:37:38	0.0001280884	558.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-05-05 00:24:20	0.0003465441	82.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-3 DEB	LEO	2024-06-28 15:56:23	0.0001062923	605.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

METEOR 2-5 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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