Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-26 at a glance.
Uptime
17852
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
Latest
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: 102.107 minutes
Inclination: 81.2208 deg
SMA: 7236.532 km
Apoapsis: 875.313 km
Periapsis: 841.482 km
RAAN: 328.1182 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023375
Argument of periapsis: 10.7792 deg
Mean anomaly: 349.3874 deg
Mean motion: 14.10285374 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000033 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000025758581 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 5:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-26
TLE line 1: 1 09481U 76102A 25242.73439179 -.00000033 00000-0 -25759-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 09481 81.2208 328.1182 0023375 10.7792 349.3874 14.10285374512737
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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