METEOR M2, 40069
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METEOR M2, 40069 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 08 Jul 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
VNIIEM
Mission
Partially operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
RESURS-O, Unknown motor
Mass
2,879 kg wet, ~2,600 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 7.0 m
Radar Cross Section
26.744 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 METEOR M2
1 40069U 14037A 25261.28870626 .00000137 00000-0 82003-4 0 9997
2 40069 98.4795 242.1900 0006917 103.5161 256.6788 14.21332753580692Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:55:44.22Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
140.80331°
Altitude
824.923 km
Speed
7.44 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 08m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:03:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
822.973 km
Perigee altitude
813.017 km
Semi-major axis
7,196.132 km
Eccentricity
0.00069
Inclination
98.4795°
RAAN
242.19°
Arg. of periapsis
103.5161°
True anomaly
256.60169°
Mean anomaly
256.6788°
Eccentric anomaly
256.64024°
Mean motion
3.55545 °/min
Orbital period
101.25 mins
BSTAR
0.000082003
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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.METEOR M2 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-09-18 22:15:09.430Z | 142.238° SSE | 2025-09-18 22:20:09.430Z | 61.949° ENE | 36.145° | 2025-09-18 22:24:09.430Z | 1.786° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 23:58:09.430Z | 236.994° WSW | 2025-09-19 00:00:09.430Z | 265.626° W | 19.556° | 2025-09-19 00:03:09.430Z | 305.976° NW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 10:35:09.430Z | 60.777° ENE | 2025-09-19 10:37:09.430Z | 88.223° E | 19.096° | 2025-09-19 10:41:09.430Z | 138.714° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-19 12:14:09.430Z | 355.709° N | 2025-09-19 12:18:09.430Z | 276.336° WNW | 36.384° | 2025-09-19 12:22:09.430Z | 218.633° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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