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MERIDIAN 8, 44453

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MERIDIAN 8, 44453 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) that was launched on Tue, 30 Jul 2019 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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MERIDIAN 8 details

Identifier	44453, 2019-046A
Orbit	Molniya
Last TLE update	23 hours ago
Origin	VVKO VKS (CIS)
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 (5 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 23 hours ago

0 MERIDIAN 8
1 44453U 19046A   24347.41633589  .00000173  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 44453  62.7464 117.7368 6845073 273.5484  16.9303  2.00593921 39274

Epoch: 2024-12-12T09:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T09:59:31.42Z)

Latitude	0.00011°
Longitude	-113.78244°
Altitude	7,186.399 km
Speed	6.616 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 50m 46s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-14.33691°
Longitude	73.65114°
Altitude	5,941.792 km
Speed	7.051 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 03m 51s
Apparent Declination	-23° 01' 54"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:23:06
Azimuth	329.926° NNW
Elevation	-71.043°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	38,357.145 km
Perigee altitude	2,000.369 km
Semi-major axis	26,556.894 km
Eccentricity	0.6845073
Inclination	62.7464°
RAAN	117.7368°
Arg. of periapsis	273.5484°
True anomaly	86.5558°
Mean anomaly	16.9303°
Eccentric anomaly	44.34255°
Mean motion	0.50151 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	717.84 mins