Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
14761
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: 102.631 minutes
Inclination: 82.525 deg
SMA: 7261.246 km
Apoapsis: 900.408 km
Periapsis: 865.814 km
RAAN: 196.0518 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023821
Argument of periapsis: 11.6876 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.4843 deg
Mean motion: 14.03091616 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001366 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00086686 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 5:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 45518U 85013D 25184.71935602 .00001366 00000-0 86686-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 45518 82.5250 196.0518 0023821 11.6876 348.4843 14.03091616 72006
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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