Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-6 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16437
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: 1980-073W
Object number (NORAD): 45502
Object ID (CCSDS): 45502
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.386 minutes
Inclination: 81.2217 deg
SMA: 7154.995 km
Apoapsis: 804.766 km
Periapsis: 748.954 km
RAAN: 324.7308 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00390015
Argument of periapsis: 84.6165 deg
Mean anomaly: 275.9467 deg
Mean motion: 14.34461034 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010711 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0037620845 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-6 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 45502U 80073W 25245.47490721 .00010711 00000-0 37621-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 45502 81.2217 324.7308 0039002 84.6165 275.9467 14.34461034559379
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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