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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

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)

1988-01-30 (37 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 2-17
1 18820U 88005A   25196.85215352  .00000017  00000-0  23057-5 0  9994
2 18820  82.5401 231.6348 0015230 309.2760 224.0002 13.85622783893607

Epoch: 2025-07-15T20:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T20:27:06.064Z)

Latitude

6.71243°

Longitude

170.0404°

Altitude

954.326 km

Speed

7.371 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 23m 01s

True Declination

6° 40' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.08642°

Longitude

154.3538°

Altitude

966.043 km

Speed

7.369 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 15m 29s

Apparent Declination

19° 10' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:26:31

Azimuth

19.161° NNE

Elevation

-28.632°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

952.308 km

Perigee altitude

930.014 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.298 km

Eccentricity

0.00152

Inclination

82.5401°

RAAN

231.6348°

Arg. of periapsis

309.276°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

224.0002°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46608 °/min

Orbital period

103.86 mins

BSTAR

0.0000023057

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

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35366

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35367

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35368

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35369

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35370

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35371

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35372

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 35373

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38281

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38282

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38283

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38284

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38285

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38286

METEOR 2-17 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.
10 mins	2025-07-16 13:31:51.708Z	10.727° NNE	2025-07-16 13:36:51.708Z	77.66° E	32.64°	2025-07-16 13:41:51.708Z	142.052° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-16 15:17:51.708Z	319.039° NNW	2025-07-16 15:20:51.708Z	280.925° WNW	25.373°	2025-07-16 15:25:51.708Z	219.478° SW
10 mins	2025-07-17 02:55:51.708Z	179.989° S	2025-07-17 02:59:51.708Z	144.376° SSE	43.967°	2025-07-17 03:05:51.708Z	10.269° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-17 04:43:51.708Z	273.163° WNW	2025-07-17 04:45:51.708Z	294.583° NW	14.087°	2025-07-17 04:48:51.708Z	324.922° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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