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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
44453, 2019-046A
Orbit
HEO
Last TLE update
3 days ago
Origin
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)
2019-07-30 (6 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 3 days ago
0 MERIDIAN 8
1 44453U 19046A   25181.80834346  .00000173  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 44453  62.8423  94.5160 6937864 273.9014  16.0712  2.00611738 43294
Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:24:00.874Z)
Latitude
-0.00013°
Longitude
-115.5674°
Altitude
6,812.242 km
Speed
6.74 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 18m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
59.33401°
Longitude
4.34154°
Altitude
36,801.485 km
Speed
1.86 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 13m 04s
Apparent Declination
50° 51' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:51:40
Azimuth
356.623° N
Elevation
0.888°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
38,600.84 km
Perigee altitude
1,753.452 km
Semi-major axis
26,555.283 km
Eccentricity
0.69379
Inclination
62.8423°
RAAN
94.516°
Arg. of periapsis
273.9014°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
16.0712°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.50155 °/min
Orbital period
717.77 mins
BSTAR
0
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659 mins2025-07-03 19:06:44.146Z196.937° SSW2025-07-03 20:14:44.146Z275.414° WNW44.995°2025-07-04 06:05:44.146Z167.124° S
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