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METEOR 2-5, 11605

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-5, 11605 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 Oct 1979 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

11605, 1979-095A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1979-10-31 (46 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-5
1 11605U 79095A   26052.81843326  .00000047  00000-0  20348-4 0  9995
2 11605  81.2130 343.6258 0009072 237.4488 122.5806 14.07454648377076

Epoch: 2026-02-21T19:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-21T19:38:32.633Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-102.74573°

Altitude

874.535 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 54m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:13:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

871.845 km

Perigee altitude

858.703 km

Semi-major axis

7,243.411 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

81.213°

RAAN

343.6258°

Arg. of periapsis

237.4488°

True anomaly

122.66814°

Mean anomaly

122.5806°

Eccentric anomaly

122.62438°

Mean motion

3.5207 °/min

Orbital period

102.25 mins

BSTAR

0.000020348

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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 1979 (1979-10-31 UTC)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36885 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36889 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36913 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 29034 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 35255

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 45513

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36892 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36899 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36887 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 39602

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 45509

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 38272

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 38280

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 39608

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METEOR 2-5 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2026-02-22 06:27:17.606Z	9.195° NNE	2026-02-22 06:32:17.606Z	82.717° E	31.78°	2026-02-22 06:36:17.606Z	137.889° SSE
7 mins	2026-02-22 08:12:17.606Z	311.028° NW	2026-02-22 08:15:17.606Z	266.693° W	23.892°	2026-02-22 08:19:17.606Z	218.801° SW
9 mins	2026-02-22 19:39:17.606Z	162.755° S	2026-02-22 19:43:17.606Z	84.653° E	38.411°	2026-02-22 19:48:17.606Z	19.98° NNE
6 mins	2026-02-22 21:24:17.606Z	260.519° W	2026-02-22 21:26:17.606Z	286.006° WNW	19.067°	2026-02-22 21:30:17.606Z	334.219° NNW

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METEOR 2-5, 11605

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-21T19:38:32.633Z)

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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 1979 (1979-10-31 UTC)

METEOR 2-5 Visibility forecast

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