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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, 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
1
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
BSTAR
0
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