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MERIDIAN 11, 68571

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MERIDIAN 11, 68571 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) that was launched on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 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

68571, 2026-071A

Orbit

Molniya

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MERIDIAN, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2026-04-03 (3 months ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 MERIDIAN 11
1 68571U 26071A   26171.20368396  .00000084  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 68571  62.8038 228.3209 7175926 285.2287  11.2929  2.00617140  1571

Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:53:18.294Z)

Latitude

-0.00015°

Longitude

-113.4009°

Altitude

4,495.964 km

Speed

7.636 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 13m 23s

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

07:13:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

39,232.058 km

Perigee altitude

1,121.113 km

Semi-major axis

26,554.722 km

Eccentricity

0.71759

Inclination

62.8038°

RAAN

228.3209°

Arg. of periapsis

285.2287°

True anomaly

75.22272°

Mean anomaly

11.2929°

Eccentric anomaly

34.69718°

Mean motion

0.50157 °/min

Orbital period

717.75 mins

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MERIDIAN 11 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.
663 mins	2026-06-21 04:47:58.430Z	193.324° SSW	2026-06-21 05:28:58.430Z	99.809° ESE	44.779°	2026-06-21 15:50:58.430Z	165.806° S

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MERIDIAN 11, 68571

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:53:18.294Z)

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