MERIDIAN 8, 44453
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MERIDIAN 8, 44453 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 30 Jul 2019 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Partially operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
MERIDIAN, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 MERIDIAN 8
1 44453U 19046A 25190.78075305 .00000143 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 44453 62.8477 93.4478 6941575 273.9218 16.0407 2.00611411 43472Epoch: 2025-07-09T18:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T18:44:17.063Z)
Latitude
-0.00017°
Longitude
-115.52574°
Altitude
6,799.864 km
Speed
6.745 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 14m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
42.22312°
Longitude
-88.03031°
Altitude
20,733.9 km
Speed
3.795 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 04m 30s
Apparent Declination
29° 29' 10"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:06:40
Azimuth
0.503° NNE
Elevation
-20.596°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 2019 (2019-07-30 UTC)
MERIDIAN 8 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. |
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| 659 mins | 2025-07-11 18:31:14.047Z | 196.916° SSW | 2025-07-11 19:39:14.047Z | 272.758° WNW | 44.996° | 2025-07-12 05:30:14.047Z | 167.202° S |
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