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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
VNIIEM
Mission
Civil Cal/Sci
Bus & Motor
METEOR-2, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 METEOR 2-21
1 22782U 93055A 25307.71768140 .00000048 00000-0 29147-4 0 9993
2 22782 82.5459 113.7634 0023516 119.8186 250.9266 13.84008763624868Epoch: 2025-11-03T17:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T17:13:27.672Z)
Latitude
10.34887°
Longitude
173.54499°
Altitude
957.526 km
Speed
7.371 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 40m 30s
True Declination
10° 17' 24"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:03:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
964.08 km
Perigee altitude
929.629 km
Semi-major axis
7,324.991 km
Eccentricity
0.00235
Inclination
82.5459°
RAAN
113.7634°
Arg. of periapsis
119.8186°
True anomaly
250.67217°
Mean anomaly
250.9266°
Eccentric anomaly
250.79936°
Mean motion
3.46204 °/min
Orbital period
103.98 mins
BSTAR
0.000029147
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 1993 (1993-08-31 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-11-04 10:39:48.153Z | 121.132° SE | 2025-11-04 10:42:48.153Z | 87.92° E | 18.631° | 2025-11-04 10:46:48.153Z | 43.453° NE |
| 10 mins | 2025-11-04 12:22:48.153Z | 206.314° SW | 2025-11-04 12:27:48.153Z | 294.97° NW | 39.531° | 2025-11-04 12:32:48.153Z | 357.576° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-04 21:32:48.153Z | 42.481° NE | 2025-11-04 21:34:48.153Z | 64.391° ENE | 15.134° | 2025-11-04 21:37:48.153Z | 96.886° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2025-11-04 23:15:48.153Z | 346.863° N | 2025-11-04 23:20:48.153Z | 244.247° WSW | 43.497° | 2025-11-04 23:25:48.153Z | 182.938° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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