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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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	2 days ago
Origin	VVKO (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 (10 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 2 days ago

0 MERIDIAN 7
1 40296U 14069A   25083.54441773  .00000157  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 40296  63.4969 262.3147 6869096 272.7723  16.9191  2.00596336 76205

Epoch: 2025-03-24T13:03Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-24T13:03:57.691Z)

Latitude	-0.00001°
Longitude	-115.91006°
Altitude	7,202.887 km
Speed	6.61 km/s
True Right ascension	17h 29m 21s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	43.96963°
Longitude	-87.34676°
Altitude	22,333.33 km
Speed	3.573 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	19h 25m 27s
Apparent Declination	31° 46' 53"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:33:16
Azimuth	1.749° NNE
Elevation	-18.28°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	38,420.455 km
Perigee altitude	1,936.481 km
Semi-major axis	26,556.605 km
Eccentricity	0.6869096
Inclination	63.4969°
RAAN	262.3147°
Arg. of periapsis	272.7723°
True anomaly	87.05319°
Mean anomaly	16.9191°
Eccentric anomaly	44.50941°
Mean motion	0.50152 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	717.82 mins