METEOR 2-6, 11962
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METEOR 2-6, 11962 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Sep 1980 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
VNIIEM
Mission
Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
METEOR-2, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A 25242.07078686 .00000064 00000-0 28610-4 0 9995
2 11962 81.2247 14.4098 0035444 243.4559 116.2977 14.11076084313678Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:41:55.984Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
10.41617°
Altitude
870.026 km
Speed
7.412 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 57m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:52:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
878.495 km
Perigee altitude
827.236 km
Semi-major axis
7,231.002 km
Eccentricity
0.00354
Inclination
81.2247°
RAAN
14.4098°
Arg. of periapsis
243.4559°
True anomaly
116.66111°
Mean anomaly
116.2977°
Eccentric anomaly
116.47947°
Mean motion
3.52976 °/min
Orbital period
101.99 mins
BSTAR
0.00002861
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)
METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-08-30 19:18:35.346Z | 33.823° NE | 2025-08-30 19:21:35.346Z | 68.575° E | 15.945° | 2025-08-30 19:24:35.346Z | 102.292° ESE |
| 9 mins | 2025-08-30 21:00:35.346Z | 342.102° N | 2025-08-30 21:04:35.346Z | 287.114° WNW | 41.647° | 2025-08-30 21:09:35.346Z | 185.857° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-08-31 08:28:35.346Z | 120.283° SE | 2025-08-31 08:31:35.346Z | 80.989° E | 19.721° | 2025-08-31 08:34:35.346Z | 45.839° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-08-31 10:09:35.346Z | 213.817° SW | 2025-08-31 10:13:35.346Z | 276.294° WNW | 37.097° | 2025-08-31 10:18:35.346Z | 355.689° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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