MERIDIAN 9, 45254
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MERIDIAN 9, 45254 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 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 9 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Resehetnev ISS |
| Mission | 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, Unknown HBR |
| Radar Cross Section | 14.304 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 MERIDIAN 9
1 45254U 20015A 24361.10858475 -.00000096 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 45254 65.0185 18.4026 6960914 286.2555 12.1519 2.00621376 35493Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:36:21.722Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -115.7295° |
| Altitude | 5,089.823 km |
| Speed | 7.383 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 13m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -5.0678° |
| Longitude | 66.58413° |
| Altitude | 9,324.884 km |
| Speed | 5.98 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 38m 53s |
| Apparent Declination | -26° 44' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:47:59 |
| Azimuth | 167.726° S |
| Elevation | 22.299° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 38,660.252 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,691.92 km |
| Semi-major axis | 26,554.223 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.6960914 |
| Inclination | 65.0185° |
| RAAN | 18.4026° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 286.2555° |
| True anomaly | 73.47035° |
| Mean anomaly | 12.1519° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 35.06489° |
| Mean motion | 0.50158 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 717.73 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 2020 (2020-02-20 UTC)
| MERIDIAN 9, 45254 |
| FREGAT R/B, 45255 |
MERIDIAN 9 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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| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 13:26:19.230Z | 167.738° S | 2024-12-26 13:26:19.230Z | 167.738° S | 20.749° | 2024-12-26 13:33:19.230Z | 167.148° S |
| 655 mins | 2024-12-27 02:31:19.230Z | 196.42° SSW | 2024-12-27 03:13:19.230Z | 110.978° ESE | 44.985° | 2024-12-27 13:26:19.230Z | 167.408° S |
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