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METEOR 2-15, 17290

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-15, 17290 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Mon, 05 Jan 1987 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

17290, 1987-001A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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)

1987-01-05 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

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 8 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-15
1 17290U 87001A   25123.88621163  .00000117  00000-0  90407-4 0  9996
2 17290  82.4675  65.0624 0011874 239.1990 120.8003 13.85231317937164

Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:16Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:16:08.684Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-115.99582°

Altitude

952.753 km

Speed

7.373 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 20m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-68.17282°

Longitude

-135.44823°

Altitude

965.757 km

Speed

7.371 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 59m 49s

Apparent Declination

-55° 27' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:25:08

Azimuth

197.437° SSW

Elevation

-73.425°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

951.236 km

Perigee altitude

933.851 km

Semi-major axis

7,320.681 km

Eccentricity

0.0011874

Inclination

82.4675°

RAAN

65.0624°

Arg. of periapsis

239.199°

True anomaly

120.91709°

Mean anomaly

120.8003°

Eccentric anomaly

120.8587°

Mean motion

3.4651 °/min

BSTAR

0.000090407

Orbital period

103.89 mins

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 1987 (1987-01-05 UTC)

SL-14 R/B, 17291

METEOR 2-15 DEB, 28975

METEOR 2-15 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.
7 mins	2025-05-04 06:32:09.395Z	33.218° NE	2025-05-04 06:35:09.395Z	65.572° ENE	16.829°	2025-05-04 06:39:09.395Z	107.831° ESE
10 mins	2025-05-04 08:16:09.395Z	344.012° N	2025-05-04 08:21:09.395Z	239.545° WSW	41.97°	2025-05-04 08:26:09.395Z	186.018° SSW
9 mins	2025-05-04 19:56:09.395Z	140.676° SSE	2025-05-04 20:00:09.395Z	81.698° E	29.161°	2025-05-04 20:05:09.395Z	26.458° NE
9 mins	2025-05-04 21:40:09.395Z	228.07° WSW	2025-05-04 21:44:09.395Z	278.065° WNW	28.692°	2025-05-04 21:49:09.395Z	344.638° N

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