METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38539

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38539 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 30 Jan 1988 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

38539, 1988-005AS

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1988-01-30 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 METEOR 2-17 DEB
1 38539U 88005AS  26028.69384512  .00004171  00000-0  27932-2 0  9993
2 38539  82.5368  20.5279 0030482 310.1087  49.7411 14.00443714 80882

Epoch: 2026-01-28T16:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-28T16:39:08.218Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

2.78643°

Altitude

880.898 km

Speed

7.419 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 22m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

06:13:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

911.542 km

Perigee altitude

867.236 km

Semi-major axis

7,267.526 km

Eccentricity

0.00305

Inclination

82.5368°

RAAN

20.5279°

Arg. of periapsis

310.1087°

True anomaly

50.00832°

Mean anomaly

49.7411°

Eccentric anomaly

49.87464°

Mean motion

3.50319 °/min

Orbital period

102.76 mins

BSTAR

0.0027932

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METEOR 2-17 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.
10 mins	2026-02-16 08:44:51.467Z	0.912° NNE	2026-02-16 08:49:51.467Z	68.101° E	40.911°	2026-02-16 08:54:51.467Z	157.637° S
5 mins	2026-02-16 10:30:51.467Z	303.536° NW	2026-02-16 10:32:51.467Z	280.19° WNW	16.715°	2026-02-16 10:35:51.467Z	245.429° WSW
9 mins	2026-02-16 22:00:51.467Z	193.177° SSW	2026-02-16 22:04:51.467Z	291.808° WNW	44.406°	2026-02-16 22:09:51.467Z	4.254° NNE

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METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38539

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-28T16:39:08.218Z)

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