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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

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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 (32 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 17 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-21
1 22782U 93055A   25191.56003907  .00000039  00000-0  21531-4 0  9999
2 22782  82.5476 205.9546 0023819  87.6551  24.3603 13.83997969608793

Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:26:27.375Z)

Latitude

66.79309°

Longitude

-122.05211°

Altitude

945.39 km

Speed

7.393 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 33m 08s

True Declination

66° 40' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

69.12956°

Longitude

95.0042°

Altitude

944.851 km

Speed

7.394 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 01m 48s

Apparent Declination

33° 32' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:52:43

Azimuth

333.069° NNW

Elevation

-10.718°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

964.34 km

Perigee altitude

929.445 km

Semi-major axis

7,325.029 km

Eccentricity

0.00238

Inclination

82.5476°

RAAN

205.9546°

Arg. of periapsis

87.6551°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

24.3603°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46202 °/min

Orbital period

103.99 mins

BSTAR

0.000021531

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

TEMISAT, 22783

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METEOR 2-21 DEB, 40711

METEOR 2-21 DEB, 40712

METEOR 2-21 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	2025-07-11 12:02:29.002Z	13.501° NNE	2025-07-11 12:07:29.002Z	80.355° E	29.89°	2025-07-11 12:12:29.002Z	139.152° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-11 13:48:29.002Z	321.365° NNW	2025-07-11 13:51:29.002Z	281.461° WNW	27.334°	2025-07-11 13:56:29.002Z	215.952° SW
10 mins	2025-07-12 01:27:29.002Z	175.869° S	2025-07-12 01:31:29.002Z	128.456° SE	43.15°	2025-07-12 01:37:29.002Z	12.104° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-12 03:15:29.002Z	271.07° WNW	2025-07-12 03:17:29.002Z	293.437° NW	15.199°	2025-07-12 03:20:29.002Z	325.082° NNW

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