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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
MERIDIAN, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 MERIDIAN 9
1 45254U 20015A 26196.38320888 -.00000025 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 45254 65.5351 315.9994 6849452 277.4232 15.6738 2.00607434 46851Epoch: 2026-07-15T09:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-15T09:11:49.247Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-115.26644°
Altitude
6,580.473 km
Speed
6.82 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 03m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:34:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
38,366.349 km
Perigee altitude
1,988.286 km
Semi-major axis
26,555.454 km
Eccentricity
0.68495
Inclination
65.5351°
RAAN
315.9994°
Arg. of periapsis
277.4232°
True anomaly
82.99087°
Mean anomaly
15.6738°
Eccentric anomaly
41.86436°
Mean motion
0.50155 °/min
Orbital period
717.78 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 2020 (2020-02-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 184 mins | 2026-07-15 17:00:48.164Z | 28.114° NE | 2026-07-15 18:31:48.164Z | 95.334° ESE | 44.743° | 2026-07-15 20:04:48.164Z | 166.371° S |
| 476 mins | 2026-07-16 09:04:48.164Z | 195.994° SSW | 2026-07-16 10:03:48.164Z | 282.16° WNW | 44.986° | 2026-07-16 17:00:48.164Z | 28.801° NE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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