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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

Russian Space Forces (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 (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, 5.0 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   25196.76236212  .00000187  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 44453  62.8519  92.7333 6943976 273.9367  16.0212  2.00611388 43593

Epoch: 2025-07-15T18:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T18:17:48.087Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-115.51436°

Altitude

6,777.755 km

Speed

6.752 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 11m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

62.38616°

Longitude

-14.13549°

Altitude

38,584.62 km

Speed

1.651 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 04m 26s

Apparent Declination

65° 54' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:31:14

Azimuth

7.614° NNE

Elevation

63.589°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,617.118 km

Perigee altitude

1,737.23 km

Semi-major axis

26,555.311 km

Eccentricity

0.6944

Inclination

62.8519°

RAAN

92.7333°

Arg. of periapsis

273.9367°

True anomaly

86.15226°

Mean anomaly

16.0212°

Eccentric anomaly

43.31456°

Mean motion

0.50155 °/min

Orbital period

717.77 mins

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FREGAT R/B, 44454

MERIDIAN 8 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
316 mins	2025-07-18 23:43:35.379Z	7.618° NNE	2025-07-19 03:32:35.379Z	98.872° ESE	44.982°	2025-07-19 04:59:35.379Z	167.186° S
347 mins	2025-07-19 17:56:35.379Z	196.741° SSW	2025-07-19 19:04:35.379Z	292.59° NW	44.996°	2025-07-19 23:43:35.379Z	7.768° 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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