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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

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1981-05-14 (45 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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-7
1 12456U 81043A   26080.76578632  .00000088  00000-0  41252-4 0  9998
2 12456  81.2682 184.1039 0047180  19.6037 340.6934 14.11032964306727

Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T18:22:43.938Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

89.13903°

Altitude

826.541 km

Speed

7.456 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 16m 24s

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

14:23:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

887.127 km

Perigee altitude

818.894 km

Semi-major axis

7,231.148 km

Eccentricity

0.00472

Inclination

81.2682°

RAAN

184.1039°

Arg. of periapsis

19.6037°

True anomaly

340.51365°

Mean anomaly

340.6934°

Eccentric anomaly

340.60363°

Mean motion

3.52966 °/min

Orbital period

101.99 mins

BSTAR

0.000041252

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

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 59993

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 36875 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28599 (Decayed)

SL-3 DEB, 15769

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 43301

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28389

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28602 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 36878

SL-3 R/B, 12457

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28597 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 38288

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 28388

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 35424

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 45515

METEOR 2-7 DEB, 36974 (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	2026-03-22 17:05:44.798Z	39.888° NE	2026-03-22 17:07:44.798Z	61.969° ENE	13.971°	2026-03-22 17:10:44.798Z	94.873° ESE
9 mins	2026-03-22 18:47:44.798Z	345.33° N	2026-03-22 18:51:44.798Z	257.807° W	44.074°	2026-03-22 18:56:44.798Z	179.518° S
4 mins	2026-03-23 06:16:44.798Z	104.838° ESE	2026-03-23 06:17:44.798Z	92.039° ESE	16.144°	2026-03-23 06:20:44.798Z	54.811° ENE
9 mins	2026-03-23 07:56:44.798Z	208.959° SW	2026-03-23 08:00:44.798Z	283.818° WNW	39.408°	2026-03-23 08:05:44.798Z	359.466° N

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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: 2026-03-21T18:22:43.938Z)

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

METEOR 2-7 Visibility forecast

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