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METEOR 2-7, 12456

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-7, 12456 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 May 1981 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

12456, 1981-043A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1981-05-14 (44 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 19 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-7
1 12456U 81043A   25189.77417007  .00000254  00000-0  13325-3 0  9990
2 12456  81.2654  73.0722 0048086  26.2238 334.1352 14.10949544270625

Epoch: 2025-07-08T18:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T18:34:48.294Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-132.59336°

Altitude

827.749 km

Speed

7.455 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 52m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.16885°

Longitude

37.46254°

Altitude

874.5 km

Speed

7.414 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 10m 12s

Apparent Declination

6° 47' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:06:10

Azimuth

338.725° N

Elevation

-41.008°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

888.069 km

Perigee altitude

818.523 km

Semi-major axis

7,231.433 km

Eccentricity

0.00481

Inclination

81.2654°

RAAN

73.0722°

Arg. of periapsis

26.2238°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

334.1352°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52945 °/min

Orbital period

102 mins

BSTAR

0.00013325

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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 1981 (1981-05-14 UTC)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 45515

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 59993

SL-3 R/B, 12457

SL-3 DEB, 15769

SL-3 DEB, 25255

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28388

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28389

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28597 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28599 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28600 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28601 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28602

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 35424

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 36875 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 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	2025-07-09 16:48:37.221Z	177.383° S	2025-07-09 16:53:37.221Z	91.009° ESE	42.922°	2025-07-09 16:58:37.221Z	14.947° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-09 18:35:37.221Z	275.578° WNW	2025-07-09 18:37:37.221Z	299.948° NW	14.064°	2025-07-09 18:39:37.221Z	322.616° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-10 03:29:37.221Z	5.905° NNE	2025-07-10 03:33:37.221Z	62.748° ENE	36.74°	2025-07-10 03:38:37.221Z	148.103° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-10 05:13:37.221Z	310.847° NW	2025-07-10 05:16:37.221Z	273.472° WNW	19.643°	2025-07-10 05:20:37.221Z	227.72° WSW

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