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METEOR 2-17, 18820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-17, 18820 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 30 Jan 1988 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

18820, 1988-005A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1988-01-30 (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, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-17
1 18820U 88005A   25351.88224513  .00000083  00000-0  59601-4 0  9995
2 18820  82.5425 108.1368 0015633 226.6966 283.1694 13.85643611915072

Epoch: 2025-12-17T21:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T21:10:25.979Z)

Latitude

30.0762°

Longitude

-120.542°

Altitude

945.111 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 55m 14s

True Declination

29° 55' 52"

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

10:02:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

952.53 km

Perigee altitude

929.645 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.224 km

Eccentricity

0.00156

Inclination

82.5425°

RAAN

108.1368°

Arg. of periapsis

226.6966°

True anomaly

282.99489°

Mean anomaly

283.1694°

Eccentric anomaly

283.08215°

Mean motion

3.46614 °/min

Orbital period

103.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000059601

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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1988 (1988-01-30 UTC)

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 29300

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38656

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 29301

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38539

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38542

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 29302

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35369

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35364

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 31400

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38655

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 28989

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 44697

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 31398

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 31401

SL-14 R/B, 18821

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METEOR 2-17 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.
11 mins	2025-12-18 19:33:38.287Z	358.163° N	2025-12-18 19:39:38.287Z	109.653° ESE	42.427°	2025-12-18 19:44:38.287Z	163.423° S
5 mins	2025-12-18 21:21:38.287Z	295.831° NW	2025-12-18 21:23:38.287Z	273.08° WNW	15.332°	2025-12-18 21:26:38.287Z	242.849° WSW
6 mins	2025-12-19 07:15:38.287Z	114.864° SE	2025-12-19 07:18:38.287Z	80.606° E	17.821°	2025-12-19 07:21:38.287Z	47.918° ENE
10 mins	2025-12-19 08:57:38.287Z	202.88° SW	2025-12-19 09:02:38.287Z	282.815° WNW	41.001°	2025-12-19 09:07:38.287Z	357.929° N

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METEOR 2-17, 18820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T21:10:25.979Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1988 (1988-01-30 UTC)

METEOR 2-17 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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