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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-17
1 18820U 88005A   26136.83237918  .00000031  00000-0  13948-4 0  9992
2 18820  82.5429 348.6512 0016787 163.6583 207.1000 13.85657019935845

Epoch: 2026-05-16T19:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T19:58:37.561Z)

Latitude

10.52837°

Longitude

175.83768°

Altitude

956.993 km

Speed

7.369 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 20m 09s

True Declination

10° 28' 06"

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

12:21:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

953.327 km

Perigee altitude

928.753 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.177 km

Eccentricity

0.00168

Inclination

82.5429°

RAAN

348.6512°

Arg. of periapsis

163.6583°

True anomaly

207.01253°

Mean anomaly

207.1°

Eccentric anomaly

207.05625°

Mean motion

3.46617 °/min

Orbital period

103.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000013948

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

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 28995

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38543

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 31401

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38655

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38281

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38544

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 29300

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38656

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 29301

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38284

SL-14 R/B, 18821

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35371

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38283

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38282

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35368

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-17 13:24:05.084Z	113.459° SE	2026-05-17 13:27:05.084Z	81.974° E	15.496°	2026-05-17 13:30:05.084Z	50.54° ENE
11 mins	2026-05-17 15:06:05.084Z	197.197° SSW	2026-05-17 15:11:05.084Z	277.163° WNW	43.074°	2026-05-17 15:17:05.084Z	2.624° NNE
10 mins	2026-05-18 01:59:05.084Z	352.271° N	2026-05-18 02:03:05.084Z	348.933° N	44.311°	2026-05-18 02:09:05.084Z	174.673° S

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METEOR 2-17, 18820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T19:58:37.561Z)

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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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