METEOR 2-5 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

16686

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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: 1979-095BY

Object number (NORAD): 38278

Object ID (CCSDS): 38278

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.42 minutes

Inclination: 81.1722 deg

SMA: 7156.597 km

Apoapsis: 781.591 km

Periapsis: 775.333 km

RAAN: 126.2227 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0004372

Argument of periapsis: 29.0806 deg

Mean anomaly: 32.9103 deg

Mean motion: 14.3397943 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004242 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0015159 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 3, 2025, 5:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 3, 2025, 3:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38278U 79095BY 25184.15659902 .00004242 00000-0 15159-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 38278 81.1722 126.2227 0004372 29.0806 32.9103 14.33979430710520

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
CZ-2D R/B SSO 2024-10-05 12:03:41 0.0002091697 77.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-09-28 21:49:58 0.0001319518 327.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-07-06 10:33:08 0.0003320361 108.0 (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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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5
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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