Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-6 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16310
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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 2-6 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: METEOR 2-6 DEB
International designator: 1980-073V
Object number (NORAD): 45501
Object ID (CCSDS): 45501
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.574 minutes
Inclination: 81.2129 deg
SMA: 7163.915 km
Apoapsis: 812.525 km
Periapsis: 759.034 km
RAAN: 89.2845 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037334
Argument of periapsis: 63.963 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.5389 deg
Mean motion: 14.31782883 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009645 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0035758 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 4, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 4:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-6 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 45501U 80073V 25124.19306835 .00009645 00000-0 35758-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 45501 81.2129 89.2845 0037334 63.9630 296.5389 14.31782883511670
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-6 DEB.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
METEOR 2-6 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 6’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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