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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
2 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 2 days ago
0 MERIDIAN 8
1 44453U 19046A   25190.78075305  .00000143  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 44453  62.8477  93.4478 6941575 273.9218  16.0407  2.00611411 43472
Epoch: 2025-07-09T18:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T18:44:17.063Z)
Latitude
-0.00017°
Longitude
-115.52574°
Altitude
6,799.864 km
Speed
6.745 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 14m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
60.58425°
Longitude
-50.46162°
Altitude
35,091.311 km
Speed
2.054 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 32m 15s
Apparent Declination
51° 43' 39"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:23:56
Azimuth
358.712° N
Elevation
1.662°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
38,610.741 km
Perigee altitude
1,743.605 km
Semi-major axis
26,555.31 km
Eccentricity
0.69416
Inclination
62.8477°
RAAN
93.4478°
Arg. of periapsis
273.9218°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
16.0407°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.50155 °/min
Orbital period
717.77 mins
BSTAR
0
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659 mins2025-07-11 18:31:07.628Z196.943° SSW2025-07-11 19:39:07.628Z270.277° WNW44.996°2025-07-12 05:30:07.628Z167.232° S
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