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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, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-21
1 22782U 93055A   26185.26570041  .00000048  00000-0  29413-4 0  9995
2 22782  82.5499 281.1942 0022893 157.5351 220.8929 13.84026881658415

Epoch: 2026-07-04T06:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T06:22:36.515Z)

Latitude

18.08962°

Longitude

-94.30443°

Altitude

964.691 km

Speed

7.364 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 54m 31s

True Declination

17° 59' 28"

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

02:14:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

963.559 km

Perigee altitude

930.021 km

Semi-major axis

7,324.927 km

Eccentricity

0.00229

Inclination

82.5499°

RAAN

281.1942°

Arg. of periapsis

157.5351°

True anomaly

220.72153°

Mean anomaly

220.8929°

Eccentric anomaly

220.80718°

Mean motion

3.46209 °/min

Orbital period

103.98 mins

BSTAR

0.000029413

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

TEMISAT, 22783

METEOR 2-21 DEB, 40712

METEOR 2-21 DEB, 40711

SL-14 R/B, 22784

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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	2026-07-04 17:17:09.394Z	20.106° NNE	2026-07-04 17:21:09.394Z	66.233° ENE	23.77°	2026-07-04 17:26:09.394Z	126.142° SE
9 mins	2026-07-04 19:02:09.394Z	333.337° NNW	2026-07-04 19:06:09.394Z	279.786° WNW	33.769°	2026-07-04 19:11:09.394Z	204.819° SW
10 mins	2026-07-05 06:42:09.394Z	161.818° S	2026-07-05 06:46:09.394Z	98.719° ESE	38.92°	2026-07-05 06:52:09.394Z	17.28° NNE
7 mins	2026-07-05 08:28:09.394Z	249.896° W	2026-07-05 08:31:09.394Z	284.331° WNW	20.234°	2026-07-05 08:35:09.394Z	331.452° NNW

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METEOR 2-21, 22782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T06:22:36.515Z)

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

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