METEOR 2-5 DEB, 38271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 38271 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 31 Oct 1979 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

38271, 1979-095BR

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1979-10-31 (47 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.056 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 METEOR 2-5 DEB
1 38271U 79095BR  26295.51358730  .00004532  00000-0  15016-2 0  9996
2 38271  81.2046   4.5961 0022043 278.4418  81.4270 14.37627594778253

Epoch: 2026-10-22T12:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T12:19:33.942Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

148.75728°

Altitude

766.969 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 18m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

18:17:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

779.229 km

Perigee altitude

747.745 km

Semi-major axis

7,141.624 km

Eccentricity

0.0022

Inclination

81.2046°

RAAN

4.5961°

Arg. of periapsis

278.4418°

True anomaly

81.67687°

Mean anomaly

81.427°

Eccentric anomaly

81.55193°

Mean motion

3.59623 °/min

Orbital period

100.1 mins

BSTAR

0.0015016

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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 1979 (1979-10-31 UTC)

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METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36909 (Decayed)

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METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36895 (Decayed)

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METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36892 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36897 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36916 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36906 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36908 (Decayed)

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METEOR 2-5 DEB 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.
7 mins	2026-10-24 04:32:29.123Z	138.984° SSE	2026-10-24 04:35:29.123Z	97.75° ESE	26.44°	2026-10-24 04:39:29.123Z	39.023° NE
8 mins	2026-10-24 06:13:29.123Z	230.764° WSW	2026-10-24 06:16:29.123Z	277.087° WNW	32.943°	2026-10-24 06:21:29.123Z	349.857° N
4 mins	2026-10-24 15:02:29.123Z	48.429° ENE	2026-10-24 15:03:29.123Z	61.205° ENE	15.418°	2026-10-24 15:06:29.123Z	98.281° ESE
9 mins	2026-10-24 16:41:29.123Z	340.858° N	2026-10-24 16:45:29.123Z	265.414° W	61.655°	2026-10-24 16:50:29.123Z	185.376° SSW

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METEOR 2-5 DEB, 38271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T12:19:33.942Z)

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