Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18697
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 1-16 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: METEOR 1-16 DEB
International designator: 1974-011C
Object number (NORAD): 42999
Object ID (CCSDS): 42999
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.164 minutes
Inclination: 81.2346 deg
SMA: 7144.436 km
Apoapsis: 790.443 km
Periapsis: 742.16 km
RAAN: 37.7736 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033791
Argument of periapsis: 41.77 deg
Mean anomaly: 318.6056 deg
Mean motion: 14.37642149 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003425 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011293 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 7:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 10:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42999U 74011C 25131.43897944 .00003425 00000-0 11293-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42999 81.2346 37.7736 0033791 41.7700 318.6056 14.37642149390084
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 1-16 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 1-16 DEB.
Associated space launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
METEOR 1-16 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 16 (30L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 5, 1974, 11:38 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 16 (30L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 5, 1974, 11:38 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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