Key statistics
Satellite METEOR 1-26 at a glance.
Uptime
17737
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: 102.108 minutes
Inclination: 81.2172 deg
SMA: 7236.593 km
Apoapsis: 875.393 km
Periapsis: 841.524 km
RAAN: 80.2968 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023401
Argument of periapsis: 337.0954 deg
Mean anomaly: 22.9171 deg
Mean motion: 14.10267559 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000012 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00000028484 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOR 1-26
TLE line 1: 1 09481U 76102A 25127.87012896 .00000012 00000-0 -28484-6 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 09481 81.2172 80.2968 0023401 337.0954 22.9171 14.10267559496549
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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