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METEOR 2-5, 11605

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-5, 11605 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 Oct 1979 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M 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

11605, 1979-095A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CIS)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1979-10-31 (46 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-5
1 11605U 79095A   25195.51812130 -.00000013  00000-0 -15240-4 0  9998
2 11605  81.2079 199.8941 0012718 115.1413 245.1077 14.07412517345806

Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:26:05.68Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

80.74459°

Altitude

875.024 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 19m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-11.76234°

Longitude

-97.80214°

Altitude

871.431 km

Speed

7.417 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 12m 11s

Apparent Declination

-26° 31' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:23:56

Azimuth

292.522° NW

Elevation

-63.852°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

874.631 km

Perigee altitude

856.207 km

Semi-major axis

7,243.556 km

Eccentricity

0.00127

Inclination

81.2079°

RAAN

199.8941°

Arg. of periapsis

115.1413°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

245.1077°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52059 °/min

Orbital period

102.26 mins

BSTAR

-0.00001524

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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 1979 (1979-10-31 UTC)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36885 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36886 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36887 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36888 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36889 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36890 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36891 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36892 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36893 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36894 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36895 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36896 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36897 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36898 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 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.
9 mins	2025-07-15 00:29:21.813Z	155.957° SSE	2025-07-15 00:34:21.813Z	82.159° E	31.89°	2025-07-15 00:38:21.813Z	28.932° NE
7 mins	2025-07-15 02:14:21.813Z	245.886° WSW	2025-07-15 02:17:21.813Z	288.84° WNW	24.025°	2025-07-15 02:21:21.813Z	340.517° N
8 mins	2025-07-15 11:12:21.813Z	22.118° NNE	2025-07-15 11:15:21.813Z	63.54° ENE	25.957°	2025-07-15 11:20:21.813Z	130.189° SE
8 mins	2025-07-15 12:55:21.813Z	324.737° NNW	2025-07-15 12:59:21.813Z	263.214° W	29.315°	2025-07-15 13:03:21.813Z	210.021° SW

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