Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18748
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: 100.127 minutes
Inclination: 81.2332 deg
SMA: 7142.658 km
Apoapsis: 786.685 km
Periapsis: 742.362 km
RAAN: 350.4958 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0031027
Argument of periapsis: 261.822 deg
Mean anomaly: 97.9447 deg
Mean motion: 14.3817901 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007065 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00231 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: June 26, 2025, 11:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: June 26, 2025, 6:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42999U 74011C 25177.78365555 .00007065 00000-0 23100-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42999 81.2332 350.4958 0031027 261.8220 97.9447 14.38179010396745
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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