METEOR 2-12 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 2-12 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

14920

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: 1985-013G

Object number (NORAD): 59996

Object ID (CCSDS): 59996

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.575 minutes

Inclination: 82.5355 deg

SMA: 7258.624 km

Apoapsis: 886.863 km

Periapsis: 874.115 km

RAAN: 64.3259 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0008781

Argument of periapsis: 309.4777 deg

Mean anomaly: 173.4707 deg

Mean motion: 14.03851965 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001507 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00094678 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 11:13 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 2-12 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 59996U 85013G 25344.96764183 .00001507 00000-0 94678-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 59996 82.5355 64.3259 0008781 309.4777 173.4707 14.03851965591037

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2025-07-28 06:06:28	0.0001029455	189.0 (m)	DEBRIS
IRS 1B	SSO	2025-03-29 09:51:28	0.0002577717	311.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-03-25 13:30:02	0.000178735	180.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2025-01-02 21:55:55	0.0001359485	505.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-11-11 05:05:23	0.0001642464	903.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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