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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-5
1 11605U 79095A   25323.55328609  .00000170  00000-0  93754-4 0  9996
2 11605  81.2099  75.3399 0008916 128.2876 231.9097 14.07439241363815

Epoch: 2025-11-19T13:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-19T13:16:43.918Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

177.33355°

Altitude

875.033 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 01m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

23:59:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

871.785 km

Perigee altitude

858.869 km

Semi-major axis

7,243.464 km

Eccentricity

0.00089

Inclination

81.2099°

RAAN

75.3399°

Arg. of periapsis

128.2876°

True anomaly

231.82934°

Mean anomaly

231.9097°

Eccentric anomaly

231.86952°

Mean motion

3.52066 °/min

Orbital period

102.25 mins

BSTAR

0.000093754

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

SL-3 R/B, 11608

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 29035 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 29292

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 39605

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 31404

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 45507

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 45511

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 40213

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36887 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 35255

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 45513

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36918 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 38280

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 28596 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-5 DEB, 36913 (Decayed)

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METEOR 2-5 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.
10 mins	2025-11-20 08:09:30.835Z	175.056° S	2025-11-20 08:14:30.835Z	74.847° E	42.116°	2025-11-20 08:19:30.835Z	15.602° NNE
4 mins	2025-11-20 09:56:30.835Z	275.328° WNW	2025-11-20 09:57:30.835Z	287.39° WNW	15.538°	2025-11-20 10:00:30.835Z	322.756° NNW
9 mins	2025-11-20 18:52:30.835Z	9.003° NNE	2025-11-20 18:56:30.835Z	83.388° E	36.826°	2025-11-20 19:01:30.835Z	150.232° SSE
6 mins	2025-11-20 20:36:30.835Z	307.555° NW	2025-11-20 20:39:30.835Z	268.442° W	19.328°	2025-11-20 20:42:30.835Z	232.76° WSW

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METEOR 2-5, 11605

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-19T13:16:43.918Z)

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

METEOR 2-5 Visibility forecast

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