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MERIDIAN 9, 45254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MERIDIAN 9, 45254 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 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

45254, 2020-015A

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

MERIDIAN, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-02-20 (7 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 2 days ago

0 MERIDIAN 9
1 45254U 20015A   26264.17573819  .00000023  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 45254  65.5411 308.9129 6828755 276.2879  16.1466  2.00616983 48212

Epoch: 2026-09-21T04:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T04:13:03.779Z)

Latitude

-0.00014°

Longitude

-114.3513°

Altitude

6,850.388 km

Speed

6.728 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 35m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

20:09:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,309.982 km

Perigee altitude

2,042.983 km

Semi-major axis

26,554.619 km

Eccentricity

0.68288

Inclination

65.5411°

RAAN

308.9129°

Arg. of periapsis

276.2879°

True anomaly

83.94527°

Mean anomaly

16.1466°

Eccentric anomaly

42.66023°

Mean motion

0.50157 °/min

Orbital period

717.74 mins

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MERIDIAN 9 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.
657 mins	2026-09-23 03:59:36.570Z	195.002° SSW	2026-09-23 05:02:36.570Z	275.803° WNW	88.545°	2026-09-23 14:56:36.570Z	164.901° S

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MERIDIAN 9, 45254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T04:13:03.779Z)

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