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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CIS)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

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

Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-5
1 11605U 79095A   25192.46116972 -.00000010  00000-0 -13139-4 0  9992
2 11605  81.2079 202.8680 0012794 122.8421 237.3982 14.07412593345373

Epoch: 2025-07-11T11:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T11:04:05.063Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

107.23413°

Altitude

876.139 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 31m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.44181°

Longitude

118.28165°

Altitude

873.262 km

Speed

7.423 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 27m 17s

Apparent Declination

27° 12' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:35:46

Azimuth

51.852° ENE

Elevation

-1.467°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

874.686 km

Perigee altitude

856.151 km

Semi-major axis

7,243.556 km

Eccentricity

0.00128

Inclination

81.2079°

RAAN

202.868°

Arg. of periapsis

122.8421°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

237.3982°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52059 °/min

Orbital period

102.26 mins

BSTAR

-0.000013139

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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, 36886 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36887 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36888 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36889 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36890 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36891 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36892 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36893 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36894 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36895 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36896 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36897 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36898 (Decayed)

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	2025-07-12 00:49:47.913Z	153.493° SSE	2025-07-12 00:54:47.913Z	80.623° E	30.492°	2025-07-12 00:58:47.913Z	29.693° NE
7 mins	2025-07-12 02:34:47.913Z	245.213° WSW	2025-07-12 02:37:47.913Z	290.568° WNW	25.178°	2025-07-12 02:41:47.913Z	342.23° N
8 mins	2025-07-12 11:32:47.913Z	24.089° NE	2025-07-12 11:35:47.913Z	65.574° ENE	24.893°	2025-07-12 11:40:47.913Z	129.047° SE
8 mins	2025-07-12 13:15:47.913Z	325.487° NNW	2025-07-12 13:19:47.913Z	260.705° W	30.553°	2025-07-12 13:23:47.913Z	207.527° SW

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