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METEOR 2-21, 22782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-21, 22782 is a 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

16 hours ago

Origin

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 (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 16 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-21
1 22782U 93055A   25141.58356263  .00000020  00000-0  44271-5 0  9999
2 22782  82.5499 245.6211 0021516 224.8862 145.4312 13.83992027601885

Epoch: 2025-05-21T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T14:00:19.811Z)

Latitude

10.31532°

Longitude

157.42986°

Altitude

964.913 km

Speed

7.363 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 27m 54s

True Declination

10° 15' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.44109°

Longitude

-32.60717°

Altitude

957.317 km

Speed

7.377 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 30m 19s

Apparent Declination

7° 34' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:12:37

Azimuth

354.064° N

Elevation

-42.328°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

962.674 km

Perigee altitude

931.153 km

Semi-major axis

7,325.05 km

Eccentricity

0.00215

Inclination

82.5499°

RAAN

245.6211°

Arg. of periapsis

224.8862°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

145.4312°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.462 °/min

Orbital period

103.99 mins

BSTAR

0.0000044271

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

TEMISAT, 22783

SL-14 R/B, 22784

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.
11 mins	2025-05-22 07:24:34.470Z	174.942° S	2025-05-22 07:29:34.470Z	120.188° SE	42.621°	2025-05-22 07:35:34.470Z	13.287° NNE
6 mins	2025-05-22 09:12:34.470Z	260.945° W	2025-05-22 09:15:34.470Z	293.77° NW	16.645°	2025-05-22 09:18:34.470Z	325.76° NNW
10 mins	2025-05-22 18:18:34.470Z	5.933° NNE	2025-05-22 18:23:34.470Z	90.545° ESE	38.544°	2025-05-22 18:28:34.470Z	153.831° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-22 20:04:34.470Z	311.814° NW	2025-05-22 20:07:34.470Z	276.54° WNW	19.7°	2025-05-22 20:11:34.470Z	232.402° WSW
5 mins	2025-05-23 06:01:34.470Z	101.858° ESE	2025-05-23 06:03:34.470Z	80.787° E	14.281°	2025-05-23 06:06:34.470Z	50.852° ENE

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