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METEOR 2-7, 12456

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-7, 12456 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 May 1981 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

12456, 1981-043A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1981-05-14 (44 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, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-7
1 12456U 81043A   25259.55300619  .00000212  00000-0  10996-3 0  9999
2 12456  81.2694   5.2044 0047578 185.2760 174.7917 14.10966128280469

Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:16:19.734Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

170.38051°

Altitude

893.254 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 20m 49s

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

21:17:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

887.645 km

Perigee altitude

818.834 km

Semi-major axis

7,231.376 km

Eccentricity

0.00476

Inclination

81.2694°

RAAN

5.2044°

Arg. of periapsis

185.276°

True anomaly

174.8409°

Mean anomaly

174.7917°

Eccentric anomaly

174.81633°

Mean motion

3.52949 °/min

Orbital period

102 mins

BSTAR

0.00010996

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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 1981 (1981-05-14 UTC)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 45515

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 59993

SL-3 R/B, 12457

SL-3 DEB, 15769

SL-3 DEB, 25255

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28388

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28389

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28597 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28599 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28600 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28601 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28602

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 35424

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 36875 (Decayed)

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METEOR 2-7 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.
5 mins	2025-09-17 06:26:21.495Z	110.632° ESE	2025-09-17 06:29:21.495Z	78.791° E	13.123°	2025-09-17 06:31:21.495Z	57.812° ENE
9 mins	2025-09-17 08:07:21.495Z	196.804° SSW	2025-09-17 08:11:21.495Z	293.531° NW	44.009°	2025-09-17 08:16:21.495Z	5.161° NNE
9 mins	2025-09-17 18:47:21.495Z	354.51° N	2025-09-17 18:52:21.495Z	131.367° SE	43.502°	2025-09-17 18:56:21.495Z	166.26° S

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METEOR 2-7, 12456

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: 2025-09-16T13:16:19.734Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 1981 (1981-05-14 UTC)

METEOR 2-7 Visibility forecast

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