METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38656 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

38656, 1988-005AZ

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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TLE from 1 month ago

0 METEOR 2-17 DEB
1 38656U 88005AZ  26092.29624736  .00003242  00000-0  19827-2 0  9997
2 38656  82.5165 293.4451 0015865 123.0406 237.2292 14.05565423615875

Epoch: 2026-04-02T07:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T07:06:35.771Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-3.85072°

Altitude

883.76 km

Speed

7.407 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 33m 46s

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

11:03:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

883.212 km

Perigee altitude

860.208 km

Semi-major axis

7,249.847 km

Eccentricity

0.00159

Inclination

82.5165°

RAAN

293.4451°

Arg. of periapsis

123.0406°

True anomaly

237.0765°

Mean anomaly

237.2292°

Eccentric anomaly

237.15283°

Mean motion

3.51601 °/min

Orbital period

102.39 mins

BSTAR

0.0019827

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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.
11 mins	2026-05-17 08:33:50.638Z	178.083° S	2026-05-17 08:38:50.638Z	127.654° SE	43.225°	2026-05-17 08:44:50.638Z	11.715° NNE
4 mins	2026-05-17 10:21:50.638Z	278.234° WNW	2026-05-17 10:22:50.638Z	289.874° WNW	14.015°	2026-05-17 10:25:50.638Z	322.903° NNW
9 mins	2026-05-17 19:17:50.638Z	9.611° NNE	2026-05-17 19:21:50.638Z	67.02° ENE	35.386°	2026-05-17 19:26:50.638Z	147.162° SSE
7 mins	2026-05-17 21:01:50.638Z	315.142° NNW	2026-05-17 21:04:50.638Z	277.798° WNW	21.035°	2026-05-17 21:08:50.638Z	229.084° WSW

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METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T07:06:35.771Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1988 (1988-01-30 UTC)

METEOR 2-17 DEB Visibility forecast

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