Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 2-12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
14708
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: 1985-013E
Object number (NORAD): 59994
Object ID (CCSDS): 59994
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.953 minutes
Inclination: 82.5154 deg
SMA: 7276.429 km
Apoapsis: 922.76 km
Periapsis: 873.828 km
RAAN: 252.9382 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033623
Argument of periapsis: 207.9187 deg
Mean anomaly: 271.7393 deg
Mean motion: 13.98702399 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002753 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0018969 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 2:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 59994U 85013E 25132.09928537 .00002753 00000-0 18969-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 59994 82.5154 252.9382 0033623 207.9187 271.7393 13.98702399582698
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 2-12 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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