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METEOR 2-20, 20826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-20, 20826 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Sep 1990 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

20826, 1990-086A

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)

1990-09-28 (36 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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TLE from 2 days ago

0 METEOR 2-20
1 20826U 90086A   26171.40677343  .00000027  00000-0  10902-4 0  9997
2 20826  82.5235 195.0334 0013788  22.6853 337.4914 13.84460334804765

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:45:45.224Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

139.97312°

Altitude

941.679 km

Speed

7.386 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 00m 08s

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

00:28:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

955.359 km

Perigee altitude

935.164 km

Semi-major axis

7,323.398 km

Eccentricity

0.00138

Inclination

82.5235°

RAAN

195.0334°

Arg. of periapsis

22.6853°

True anomaly

337.43082°

Mean anomaly

337.4914°

Eccentric anomaly

337.46112°

Mean motion

3.46317 °/min

Orbital period

103.95 mins

BSTAR

0.000010902

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1990 (1990-09-28 UTC)

METEOR 2-20 DEB, 44699

METEOR 2-20 DEB, 44698

METEOR 2-20 DEB, 59999

METEOR 2-20 DEB, 59998

METEOR 2-20 DEB, 44700

SL-14 R/B, 20827

METEOR 2-20 DEB, 59997

METEOR 2-20 DEB, 45524

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METEOR 2-20 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.
9 mins	2026-06-22 14:24:01.756Z	324.094° NNW	2026-06-22 14:28:01.756Z	277.022° WNW	24.689°	2026-06-22 14:33:01.756Z	219.264° SW
10 mins	2026-06-23 02:03:01.756Z	182.572° SSW	2026-06-23 02:08:01.756Z	69.847° E	44.79°	2026-06-23 02:13:01.756Z	9.366° NNE
4 mins	2026-06-23 03:52:01.756Z	278.314° WNW	2026-06-23 03:54:01.756Z	299.617° NW	13.119°	2026-06-23 03:56:01.756Z	319.76° NNW
10 mins	2026-06-23 12:56:01.756Z	0.59° NNE	2026-06-23 13:01:01.756Z	86.615° E	42.312°	2026-06-23 13:06:01.756Z	160.804° S

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METEOR 2-20, 20826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:45:45.224Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1990 (1990-09-28 UTC)

METEOR 2-20 Visibility forecast

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