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

16790

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: 100.381 minutes

Inclination: 81.1705 deg

SMA: 7154.744 km

Apoapsis: 778.771 km

Periapsis: 774.447 km

RAAN: 33.3702 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00030224

Argument of periapsis: 107.1457 deg

Mean anomaly: 70.0323 deg

Mean motion: 14.34536517 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006091 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0021540788 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 2, 2025, 8:40 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 2, 2025, 1:56 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38278U 79095BY 25275.08081154 .00006091 00000-0 21541-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 38278 81.1705 33.3702 0003022 107.1457 70.0323 14.34536517723558

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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	2025-07-16 09:57:03	0.0004829505	40.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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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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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