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

16624

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: 99.941 minutes

Inclination: 81.1822 deg

SMA: 7133.805 km

Apoapsis: 763.144 km

Periapsis: 748.196 km

RAAN: 162.5118 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0010477

Argument of periapsis: 115.8852 deg

Mean anomaly: 244.3417 deg

Mean motion: 14.40857116 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.000074 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.002303 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 4, 2025, 10:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 4, 2025, 8:04 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-5 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38280U 79095CA 25124.83656259 .00007400 00000-0 23030-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 38280 81.1822 162.5118 0010477 115.8852 244.3417 14.40857116751856

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
SCOUT G-1 R/B	LEO	2025-03-24 18:23:21	0.0001243061	500.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-09 15:02:57	0.002392194	44.0 (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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