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METEOR 2-21, 22782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-21, 22782 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 Aug 1993 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

22782, 1993-055A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Cal/Sci

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1993-08-31 (33 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, 2.4 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 METEOR 2-21
1 22782U 93055A   26264.60280024  .00000000  00000-0 -13067-4 0  9997
2 22782  82.5493 218.1994 0021100 300.1860 233.5656 13.84032533669384

Epoch: 2026-09-21T14:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T14:28:01.940Z)

Latitude

6.31141°

Longitude

179.88659°

Altitude

961.129 km

Speed

7.367 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 29m 29s

True Declination

6° 16' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

12:53:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

962.226 km

Perigee altitude

931.315 km

Semi-major axis

7,324.907 km

Eccentricity

0.00211

Inclination

82.5493°

RAAN

218.1994°

Arg. of periapsis

300.186°

True anomaly

233.37138°

Mean anomaly

233.5656°

Eccentric anomaly

233.46846°

Mean motion

3.4621 °/min

Orbital period

103.98 mins

BSTAR

-0.000013067

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 1993 (1993-08-31 UTC)

METEOR 2-21 DEB, 40711

METEOR 2-21 DEB, 40712

SL-14 R/B, 22784

TEMISAT, 22783

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METEOR 2-21 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	2026-09-21 20:41:15.798Z	135.178° SSE	2026-09-21 20:45:15.798Z	92.002° ESE	24.381°	2026-09-21 20:50:15.798Z	35.099° NE
9 mins	2026-09-21 22:26:15.798Z	218.219° SW	2026-09-21 22:30:15.798Z	284.235° WNW	46.248°	2026-09-21 22:35:15.798Z	352.512° N
7 mins	2026-09-22 07:35:15.798Z	35.784° NE	2026-09-22 07:38:15.798Z	70.807° E	20.165°	2026-09-22 07:42:15.798Z	113.201° SE
10 mins	2026-09-22 09:19:15.798Z	339.997° N	2026-09-22 09:23:15.798Z	275.912° WNW	59.402°	2026-09-22 09:29:15.798Z	189.675° SSW

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METEOR 2-21, 22782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T14:28:01.940Z)

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