MERIDIAN 9, 45254
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MERIDIAN 9, 45254 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) that was launched on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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MERIDIAN 9 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Molniya |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 19 hours ago
0 MERIDIAN 9
1 45254U 20015A 24346.15497386 -.00000025 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 45254 64.9895 20.1218 6961711 286.4447 12.1298 2.00619246 35194Epoch: 2024-12-11T03:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T03:43:09.741Z)
| Latitude | -0.00071° |
| Longitude | -115.96139° |
| Altitude | 5,084.178 km |
| Speed | 7.386 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 20m 43s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 03" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 53.42804° |
| Longitude | 24.99201° |
| Altitude | 36,763.054 km |
| Speed | 1.864 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 29m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | 45° 17' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:06:51 |
| Azimuth | 345.664° N |
| Elevation | -2.813° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 38,662.692 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,689.861 km |
| Semi-major axis | 26,554.413 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.6961711 |
| Inclination | 64.9895° |
| RAAN | 20.1218° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 286.4447° |
| True anomaly | 73.40323° |
| Mean anomaly | 12.1298° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 35.0196° |
| Mean motion | 0.50158 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 717.74 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 2020 (2020-02-20 UTC)
| MERIDIAN 9, 45254 |
| FREGAT R/B, 45255 |
MERIDIAN 9 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 659 mins | 2024-12-12 03:36:47.604Z | 197.108° SSW | 2024-12-12 04:20:47.604Z | 93.306° ESE | 44.987° | 2024-12-12 14:35:47.604Z | 167.302° S |
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