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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

11962, 1980-073A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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)

1980-09-09 (45 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 15 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A   25183.92668965  .00000189  00000-0  97277-4 0  9991
2 11962  81.2225  71.2524 0037170  50.1806 310.2626 14.11070429305478

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:14:25.985Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

176.44334°

Altitude

841.288 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 45m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

30.07301°

Longitude

-179.08367°

Altitude

833.866 km

Speed

7.452 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 21m 56s

Apparent Declination

-5° 15' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:28:48

Azimuth

85.492° E

Elevation

-13.554°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

879.762 km

Perigee altitude

826.007 km

Semi-major axis

7,231.022 km

Eccentricity

0.00372

Inclination

81.2225°

RAAN

71.2524°

Arg. of periapsis

50.1806°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

310.2626°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52975 °/min

Orbital period

101.99 mins

BSTAR

0.000097277

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)

SL-3 R/B, 11963

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28986

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28987

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29199

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29200 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29201

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 31406

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 35426

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36307

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36308 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36309

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38836

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38837

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38838 (Decayed)

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.
10 mins	2025-07-03 17:03:56.093Z	176.167° S	2025-07-03 17:08:56.093Z	92.21° ESE	42.448°	2025-07-03 17:13:56.093Z	15.727° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-03 18:50:56.093Z	275.251° WNW	2025-07-03 18:51:56.093Z	287.381° WNW	14.637°	2025-07-03 18:54:56.093Z	322.951° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-04 03:44:56.093Z	6.862° NNE	2025-07-04 03:48:56.093Z	66.142° ENE	36.092°	2025-07-04 03:53:56.093Z	147.432° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-04 05:28:56.093Z	310.472° NW	2025-07-04 05:31:56.093Z	271.993° WNW	19.854°	2025-07-04 05:35:56.093Z	226.138° WSW

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