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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

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)

1980-09-09 (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, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A   26316.46799650 -.00000036  00000-0 -26938-4 0  9994
2 11962  81.2203 304.8955 0036577  79.0481 281.4802 14.11164218375647

Epoch: 2026-11-12T11:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T11:13:54.897Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

84.8157°

Altitude

853.117 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 19m 34s

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

21:56:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

879.012 km

Perigee altitude

826.116 km

Semi-major axis

7,230.701 km

Eccentricity

0.00366

Inclination

81.2203°

RAAN

304.8955°

Arg. of periapsis

79.0481°

True anomaly

281.06907°

Mean anomaly

281.4802°

Eccentric anomaly

281.27467°

Mean motion

3.52998 °/min

Orbital period

101.98 mins

BSTAR

-0.000026938

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

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 45502

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 45501

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36309

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29199

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28986

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29201

SL-3 R/B, 11963

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36308 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29200 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 31406

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28987

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 43298

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 45500

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38836

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METEOR 2-6 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.
7 mins	2026-11-13 09:56:24.265Z	30.422° NE	2026-11-13 09:59:24.265Z	67.635° E	19.716°	2026-11-13 10:03:24.265Z	114.074° SE
8 mins	2026-11-13 11:39:24.265Z	332.772° NNW	2026-11-13 11:42:24.265Z	281.719° WNW	50.979°	2026-11-13 11:47:24.265Z	193.543° SSW
7 mins	2026-11-13 23:06:24.265Z	128.299° SE	2026-11-13 23:09:24.265Z	84.888° E	24.701°	2026-11-13 23:13:24.265Z	36.795° NE
8 mins	2026-11-14 00:48:24.265Z	225.74° WSW	2026-11-14 00:52:24.265Z	296.937° NW	38.291°	2026-11-14 00:56:24.265Z	350.443° N

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METEOR 2-6, 11962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T11:13:54.897Z)

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Orbital elements

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

METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast

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