Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-13 at a glance.
Uptime
19243
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 1-13.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOR 1-13
International designator: 1972-085A
Object number (NORAD): 6256
Object ID (CCSDS): 6256
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.172 minutes
Inclination: 81.2714 deg
SMA: 7239.599 km
Apoapsis: 880.701 km
Periapsis: 842.226 km
RAAN: 131.4948 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026573
Argument of periapsis: 41.9942 deg
Mean anomaly: 318.3259 deg
Mean motion: 14.09389502 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000045 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000033264 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 3, 2025, 3:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 2, 2025, 8:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-13
TLE line 1: 1 06256U 72085A 25183.84765140 -.00000045 00000-0 -33264-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 06256 81.2714 131.4948 0026573 41.9942 318.3259 14.09389502705662
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 1-13.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 1-13.
Associated space launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
METEOR 1-13 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 13 (25L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 26, 1972, 10:05 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 13 (25L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 26, 1972, 10:05 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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