Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-18 at a glance.
Uptime
18688
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOR 1-18.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOR 1-18
International designator: 1974-052A
Object number (NORAD): 7363
Object ID (CCSDS): 7363
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.841 minutes
Inclination: 81.2247 deg
SMA: 7271.172 km
Apoapsis: 905.382 km
Periapsis: 880.692 km
RAAN: 281.5295 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00169779
Argument of periapsis: 203.3283 deg
Mean anomaly: 156.7114 deg
Mean motion: 14.00219611 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000142 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088144633 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 8:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-18
TLE line 1: 1 07363U 74052A 25249.85143790 .00000142 00000-0 88145-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 07363 81.2247 281.5295 0016978 203.3283 156.7114 14.00219611612446
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 1-18.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 1-18.
Associated space launch
Meteor meteorological satellite
METEOR 1-18 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 1’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on July 9, 1974, 2:39 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 9, 1974, 2:39 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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