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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
MERIDIAN, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 MERIDIAN 7
1 40296U 14069A 26069.97383221 .00000139 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 40296 63.4634 225.0663 6685625 271.2001 19.0357 2.00583191 83267Epoch: 2026-03-10T23:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T23:22:19.102Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
65.83247°
Altitude
8,109.87 km
Speed
6.326 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 00m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:55:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
37,935.256 km
Perigee altitude
2,424.123 km
Semi-major axis
26,557.826 km
Eccentricity
0.66856
Inclination
63.4634°
RAAN
225.0663°
Arg. of periapsis
271.2001°
True anomaly
88.7123°
Mean anomaly
19.0357°
Eccentric anomaly
47.0933°
Mean motion
0.50148 °/min
Orbital period
717.87 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 2014 (2014-10-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 150 mins | 2026-03-12 19:33:46.894Z | 17.759° NNE | 2026-03-12 20:38:46.894Z | 91.04° ESE | 44.881° | 2026-03-12 22:03:46.894Z | 163.034° S |
| 508 mins | 2026-03-13 11:05:46.894Z | 195.109° SSW | 2026-03-13 12:25:46.894Z | 282.359° WNW | 44.97° | 2026-03-13 19:33:46.894Z | 18.537° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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