METEOR 2-17 DEB, 44697

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-17 DEB, 44697 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 30 Jan 1988 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

44697, 1988-005BA

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1988-01-30 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 METEOR 2-17 DEB
1 44697U 88005BA  25258.72892091  .00003373  00000-0  19458-2 0  9996
2 44697  82.5155  70.7504 0012933 239.2533 120.7367 14.08791693548906

Epoch: 2025-09-15T17:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T17:29:38.766Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

173.40946°

Altitude

871.242 km

Speed

7.414 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 43m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:52:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

869.991 km

Perigee altitude

851.267 km

Semi-major axis

7,238.766 km

Eccentricity

0.00129

Inclination

82.5155°

RAAN

70.7504°

Arg. of periapsis

239.2533°

True anomaly

120.86398°

Mean anomaly

120.7367°

Eccentric anomaly

120.80035°

Mean motion

3.52409 °/min

Orbital period

102.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0019458

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METEOR 2-17 DEB, 38286

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METEOR 2-17 DEB Visibility forecast

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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.
10 mins	2025-09-18 22:46:54.926Z	3.926° NNE	2025-09-18 22:51:54.926Z	98.357° ESE	39.236°	2025-09-18 22:56:54.926Z	157.52° S
5 mins	2025-09-19 00:31:54.926Z	301.71° NW	2025-09-19 00:33:54.926Z	276.812° WNW	17.064°	2025-09-19 00:36:54.926Z	241.49° WSW
10 mins	2025-09-19 11:56:54.926Z	186.025° SSW	2025-09-19 12:01:54.926Z	6.186° NNE	44.603°	2025-09-19 12:06:54.926Z	7.596° NNE

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METEOR 2-17 DEB, 44697

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T17:29:38.766Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1988 (1988-01-30 UTC)

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