Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18806
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: 100.086 minutes
Inclination: 81.2324 deg
SMA: 7140.721 km
Apoapsis: 787.655 km
Periapsis: 737.518 km
RAAN: 288.1334 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00351067
Argument of periapsis: 84.2181 deg
Mean anomaly: 276.3006 deg
Mean motion: 14.3876422 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004209 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013566363 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 27, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 26, 2025, 8:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42999U 74011C 25238.85322385 .00004209 00000-0 13566-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 42999 81.2324 288.1334 0035107 84.2181 276.3006 14.38764220472367
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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