MERIDIAN 8, 44453
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MERIDIAN 8, 44453 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 30 Jul 2019 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
Partially 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 8
1 44453U 19046A 25291.46960002 .00000161 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 44453 62.9245 81.2882 6983420 274.1439 15.7006 2.00620146 45493Epoch: 2025-10-18T11:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T11:16:13.441Z)
Latitude
0.00021°
Longitude
-115.04122°
Altitude
6,576.162 km
Speed
6.822 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 24m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
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
13:32:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
38,720.515 km
Perigee altitude
1,632.246 km
Semi-major axis
26,554.518 km
Eccentricity
0.69834
Inclination
62.9245°
RAAN
81.2882°
Arg. of periapsis
274.1439°
True anomaly
86.09755°
Mean anomaly
15.7006°
Eccentric anomaly
42.97701°
Mean motion
0.50157 °/min
Orbital period
717.74 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 2019 (2019-07-30 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 8 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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| 209 mins | 2025-10-20 18:34:43.398Z | 12.032° NNE | 2025-10-20 20:35:43.398Z | 91.627° ESE | 44.978° | 2025-10-20 22:03:43.398Z | 166.9° S |
| 455 mins | 2025-10-21 10:59:43.398Z | 196.001° SSW | 2025-10-21 12:04:43.398Z | 245.602° WSW | 45° | 2025-10-21 18:34:43.398Z | 12.218° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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