Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-5 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16792
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: 1979-095CA
Object number (NORAD): 38280
Object ID (CCSDS): 38280
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.759 minutes
Inclination: 81.1867 deg
SMA: 7125.151 km
Apoapsis: 748.793 km
Periapsis: 745.238 km
RAAN: 349.9431 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00024946
Argument of periapsis: 347.1672 deg
Mean anomaly: 12.9453 deg
Mean motion: 14.43483054 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00012249 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0036151588 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 9:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 38280U 79095CA 25291.91385565 .00012249 00000-0 36152-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 38280 81.1867 349.9431 0002495 347.1672 12.9453 14.43483054772643
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.
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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