Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-26 at a glance.
Uptime
17957
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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 1-26.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOR 1-26
International designator: 1976-102A
Object number (NORAD): 9481
Object ID (CCSDS): 9481
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.105 minutes
Inclination: 81.2176 deg
SMA: 7236.421 km
Apoapsis: 875.513 km
Periapsis: 841.06 km
RAAN: 227.0787 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00238049
Argument of periapsis: 76.3662 deg
Mean anomaly: 284.0157 deg
Mean motion: 14.10317832 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000045 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000018274656 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-26
TLE line 1: 1 09481U 76102A 25346.17424319 .00000045 00000-0 18275-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 09481 81.2176 227.0787 0023805 76.3662 284.0157 14.10317832527315
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOR 1-26.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object METEOR 1-26.
Associated space launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
METEOR 1-26 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 26 (35L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 15, 1976, 10:59 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 26 (35L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 15, 1976, 10:59 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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