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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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MERIDIAN 8 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| 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 24359.38054459 .00000178 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 44453 62.7495 116.3931 6851031 273.5580 16.8821 2.00593728 39513Epoch: 2024-12-24T09:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-24T09:07:59.052Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -114.00968° |
| Altitude | 7,168.516 km |
| Speed | 6.622 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 45m 30s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 62.77496° |
| Longitude | -23.4162° |
| Altitude | 38,218.185 km |
| Speed | 1.695 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 56m 07s |
| Apparent Declination | 66° 22' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:21:38 |
| Azimuth | 7.628° NNE |
| Elevation | 63.096° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 38,372.993 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,984.551 km |
| Semi-major axis | 26,556.909 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.6851031 |
| Inclination | 62.7495° |
| RAAN | 116.3931° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 273.558° |
| True anomaly | 86.55175° |
| Mean anomaly | 16.8821° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 44.29481° |
| Mean motion | 0.50151 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 717.84 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 2019 (2019-07-30 UTC)
| MERIDIAN 8, 44453 |
| FREGAT R/B, 44454 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 mins | 2024-12-26 13:59:52.331Z | 7.632° NNE | 2024-12-26 18:22:52.331Z | 91.283° ESE | 44.918° | 2024-12-26 19:51:52.331Z | 164.325° S |
| 309 mins | 2024-12-27 08:50:52.331Z | 194.909° SSW | 2024-12-27 10:01:52.331Z | 4.248° NNE | 45° | 2024-12-27 13:59:52.331Z | 7.774° NNE |
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