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METEOR PRIRODA, 12585

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR PRIRODA, 12585 is a payload satellite owned by Priroda (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 10 Jul 1981 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

12585, 1981-065A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Priroda State Remote Sensing Center GUGK (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1981-07-10 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 METEOR PRIRODA
1 12585U 81065A   25324.16362999  .08811769  26284-5  18579-3 0  9992
2 12585  97.4524  29.9718 0008355 261.4765  98.5591 16.46417184427194

Epoch: 2025-11-20T03:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-20T03:55:37.631Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-88.35995°

Altitude

152.862 km

Speed

7.814 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 59m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

09:12:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

151.04 km

Perigee altitude

140.138 km

Semi-major axis

6,523.726 km

Eccentricity

0.00084

Inclination

97.4524°

RAAN

29.9718°

Arg. of periapsis

261.4765°

True anomaly

98.65376°

Mean anomaly

98.5591°

Eccentric anomaly

98.60643°

Mean motion

4.11907 °/min

Orbital period

87.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00018579

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SL-3 R/B, 12586

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METEOR PRIRODA, 12585

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-20T03:55:37.631Z)

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