Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
14870
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 2-12 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: METEOR 2-12 DEB
International designator: 1985-013D
Object number (NORAD): 45518
Object ID (CCSDS): 45518
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.591 minutes
Inclination: 82.5268 deg
SMA: 7259.399 km
Apoapsis: 898.341 km
Periapsis: 864.188 km
RAAN: 114.2319 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00235234
Argument of periapsis: 69.5116 deg
Mean anomaly: 290.8577 deg
Mean motion: 14.03627075 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003132 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0019809106 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 11, 2025, 10:47 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 11, 2025, 6:07 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 45518U 85013D 25284.25536492 .00003132 00000-0 19809-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 45518 82.5268 114.2319 0023523 69.5116 290.8577 14.03627075 85961
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-12 DEB.
Associated space launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
METEOR 2-12 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-8 11’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 6, 1985, 11 a.m. from 16/2.
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 11
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 6, 1985, 11 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 16/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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