Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-8 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
15969
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 2-8 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: METEOR 2-8 DEB
International designator: 1982-025BF
Object number (NORAD): 38289
Object ID (CCSDS): 38289
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.143 minutes
Inclination: 82.5251 deg
SMA: 7190.907 km
Apoapsis: 825.854 km
Periapsis: 799.691 km
RAAN: 5.3199 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00181917
Argument of periapsis: 311.23 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.7313 deg
Mean motion: 14.23728691 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005957 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0025975122 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 8, 2025, 6:20 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 8, 2025, 8:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-8 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 38289U 82025BF 25342.34982387 .00005957 00000-0 25975-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 38289 82.5251 5.3199 0018192 311.2300 48.7313 14.23728691307529
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-8 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 2-8 DEB.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
METEOR 2-8 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 8’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 25, 1982, 9:50 a.m. from 32/1.
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Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 25, 1982, 9:50 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Tsiklon-3
Launch pad: 32/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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