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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
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
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 (5 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, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 MERIDIAN 9
1 45254U 20015A   25195.49289087 -.00000129  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 45254  65.3092 355.7631 6936931 283.3524  13.1617  2.00603670 39512
Epoch: 2025-07-14T11:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T11:49:45.771Z)
Latitude
0.00038°
Longitude
-114.3227°
Altitude
5,477.9 km
Speed
7.228 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 42m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
30.0002°
Longitude
50.15361°
Altitude
21,460.155 km
Speed
3.692 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 50m 00s
Apparent Declination
26° 59' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:04:17
Azimuth
140.235° SSE
Elevation
73.976°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
38,599.187 km
Perigee altitude
1,756.079 km
Semi-major axis
26,555.77 km
Eccentricity
0.69369
Inclination
65.3092°
RAAN
355.7631°
Arg. of periapsis
283.3524°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
13.1617°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.50154 °/min
Orbital period
717.79 mins
BSTAR
0
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MERIDIAN 9 Visibility forecast

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73 mins2025-07-15 21:28:49.893Z140.3° SSE2025-07-15 21:28:49.893Z140.3° SSE43.862°2025-07-15 22:41:49.893Z165.663° S
589 mins2025-07-16 11:39:49.893Z194.597° SSW2025-07-16 12:26:49.893Z91.859° ESE44.982°2025-07-16 21:28:49.893Z144.347° SSE
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