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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

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-7
1 12456U 81043A   25195.58906918  .00000116  00000-0  56844-4 0  9991
2 12456  81.2651  67.4172 0047819   9.6188 350.5887 14.10951798271440

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:08:15.577Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-77.34348°

Altitude

824.888 km

Speed

7.458 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 29m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-67.70445°

Longitude

124.21787°

Altitude

898.508 km

Speed

7.393 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 02m 13s

Apparent Declination

-59° 25' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:39:07

Azimuth

150.079° SSE

Elevation

-65.263°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

887.868 km

Perigee altitude

818.708 km

Semi-major axis

7,231.425 km

Eccentricity

0.00478

Inclination

81.2651°

RAAN

67.4172°

Arg. of periapsis

9.6188°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

350.5887°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52945 °/min

Orbital period

102 mins

BSTAR

0.000056844

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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)

METEOR 2-7 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 02:37:29.745Z	10.729° NNE	2025-07-15 02:41:29.745Z	62.914° ENE	31.331°	2025-07-15 02:46:29.745Z	138.306° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-15 04:21:29.745Z	316.733° NNW	2025-07-15 04:24:29.745Z	276.359° WNW	24.56°	2025-07-15 04:29:29.745Z	215.577° SW
8 mins	2025-07-15 15:47:29.745Z	160.374° S	2025-07-15 15:51:29.745Z	81.888° E	36.658°	2025-07-15 15:55:29.745Z	23.877° NE
5 mins	2025-07-15 17:32:29.745Z	263.464° W	2025-07-15 17:34:29.745Z	291.254° WNW	19.094°	2025-07-15 17:37:29.745Z	329.68° NNW

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