METEOR 1-13

Satellite information

Favourite Embed

Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 1-13 at a glance.

Uptime

19406

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: 102.168 minutes

Inclination: 81.272 deg

SMA: 7239.421 km

Apoapsis: 879.93 km

Periapsis: 842.641 km

RAAN: 334.2426 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00257541

Argument of periapsis: 313.3247 deg

Mean anomaly: 46.5776 deg

Mean motion: 14.09441376 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000196 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010492382 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:30 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-13

TLE line 1: 1 06256U 72085A 25346.06265123 .00000196 00000-0 10492-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 06256 81.2720 334.2426 0025754 313.3247 46.5776 14.09441376728518

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-07-26 19:48:04	0.0001452527	667.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-06-29 10:33:43	0.0001283302	401.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-04-07 06:07:16	0.000530129	125.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-03-25 08:52:35	0.0001187617	708.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-03-25 01:57:07	0.0001048059	388.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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

...

Go to the launch

Latest news about this satellite

There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.

Return to all satellites

Embed the widget

Just copy the snippet below and paste it as HTML in your article, presentation, e-mail, blog post or website.

<iframe src="https://obdh.space/embed/satcat/6256/" width="400" height="720" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Real-time statistics and tracking

The widget will always be up to date. All data, statistics and tracking map are automatically refreshed in real-time. Check the examples below!

Widget preview

Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.