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MERIDIAN 7, 40296

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MERIDIAN 7, 40296 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Oct 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A 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

40296, 2014-069A

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

MERIDIAN, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-10-30 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 MERIDIAN 7
1 40296U 14069A   25185.23468127  .00000203  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40296  63.4824 251.1206 6816692 272.3995  17.6578  2.00621904 78252

Epoch: 2025-07-04T05:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T05:37:56.461Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-115.8437°

Altitude

7,479.329 km

Speed

6.521 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 44m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-22.0484°

Longitude

-127.61539°

Altitude

4,506.551 km

Speed

7.633 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 21m 47s

Apparent Declination

-28° 47' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:12:16

Azimuth

46.877° ENE

Elevation

-74.79°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,277.525 km

Perigee altitude

2,074.936 km

Semi-major axis

26,554.367 km

Eccentricity

0.68167

Inclination

63.4824°

RAAN

251.1206°

Arg. of periapsis

272.3995°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

17.6578°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.50158 °/min

Orbital period

717.73 mins

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MERIDIAN 7 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.
657 mins	2025-07-06 05:22:56.149Z	197.334° SSW	2025-07-06 14:54:56.149Z	93.665° ESE	44.963°	2025-07-06 16:19:56.149Z	166.335° S

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