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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
Flag of CISCIS
Related 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)
2020-02-20 (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, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 MERIDIAN 9
1 45254U 20015A   25260.29710935  .00000021  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 45254  65.3720 348.5807 6929810 282.3180  13.6533  2.00610260 40810
Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:07:50.247Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-114.87072°
Altitude
5,684.148 km
Speed
7.148 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 14m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:28:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
38,579.288 km
Perigee altitude
1,774.81 km
Semi-major axis
26,555.186 km
Eccentricity
0.69298
Inclination
65.372°
RAAN
348.5807°
Arg. of periapsis
282.318°
True anomaly
78.25756°
Mean anomaly
13.6533°
Eccentric anomaly
38.21567°
Mean motion
0.50156 °/min
Orbital period
717.77 mins
BSTAR
0
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