METEOR 1-18

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOR 1-18 at a glance.

Uptime

18786

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.2

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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: 102.839 minutes

Inclination: 81.2263 deg

SMA: 7271.094 km

Apoapsis: 905.05 km

Periapsis: 880.867 km

RAAN: 189.2493 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00166297

Argument of periapsis: 300.9608 deg

Mean anomaly: 58.9923 deg

Mean motion: 14.00242133 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000165 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010345443 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, 12:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-18

TLE line 1: 1 07363U 74052A 25346.03154840 .00000165 00000-0 10345-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 07363 81.2263 189.2493 0016630 300.9608 58.9923 14.00242133625909

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-05-09 09:24:08	0.0001171257	204.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-12-05 06:08:39	0.002590099	98.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1375 DEB	LEO	2024-11-12 18:08:59	0.001843701	865.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SS 1	LEO	2024-08-23 05:07:30	0.000486378	906.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-07-24 11:28:49	0.0005777545	178.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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