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METEOR 2-12, 15516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-12, 15516 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 06 Feb 1985 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 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

15516, 1985-013A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1985-02-06 (41 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 METEOR 2-12
1 15516U 85013A   26171.40006243  .00000044  00000-0  25941-4 0  9994
2 15516  82.5320 329.2254 0014220 270.2925  89.6607 13.85866643 92257

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:36:05.393Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-83.4123°

Altitude

946.009 km

Speed

7.379 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 56m 54s

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

23:08:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

950.709 km

Perigee altitude

929.895 km

Semi-major axis

7,318.439 km

Eccentricity

0.00142

Inclination

82.532°

RAAN

329.2254°

Arg. of periapsis

270.2925°

True anomaly

89.82365°

Mean anomaly

89.6607°

Eccentric anomaly

89.74217°

Mean motion

3.46669 °/min

Orbital period

103.85 mins

BSTAR

0.000025941

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Other satellites on launch #13 in the year 1985 (1985-02-06 UTC)

METEOR 2-12 DEB, 59996

METEOR 2-12 DEB, 59995

METEOR 2-12 DEB, 59994

SL-14 R/B, 15517

METEOR 2-12 DEB, 45518

METEOR 2-12 DEB, 28603

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METEOR 2-12 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.
8 mins	2026-06-22 21:07:15.119Z	30.551° NE	2026-06-22 21:10:15.119Z	68.822° E	22.998°	2026-06-22 21:15:15.119Z	125.281° SE
9 mins	2026-06-22 22:51:15.119Z	333.307° NNW	2026-06-22 22:55:15.119Z	272.656° WNW	35.64°	2026-06-22 23:00:15.119Z	201.306° SSW
9 mins	2026-06-23 10:30:15.119Z	156.504° SSE	2026-06-23 10:34:15.119Z	86.951° E	37.103°	2026-06-23 10:39:15.119Z	20.85° NNE

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METEOR 2-12, 15516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:36:05.393Z)

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