Launch Date
March 25, 1982
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
13113
International Designator
1982-025A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:53:41 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.54°
Right Ascension
84.64°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
185.58°
Period
103.93 min
Mean Motion
13.86 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
METEOR 2-8
Alternative Name
Meteor-2
Type
Status
Owner
GUKOS/GMS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 13113U 82025A 26185.16228079 .00000069 00000-0 47752-4 0 9997
2 13113 82.5389 84.6424 0017629 185.5825 337.3632 13.85601472237997
Source: Celestrak
Length
4.5
Diameter
1.4
Span
4.5
Dry Mass
1500
Launch Mass
1500
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
4.293
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Meteor-2 No. 12
Purpose
Meteorology
Mission
Meteorology
Manufacturer
VNIEM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Meteor-2
Configuration
SP-1 bus
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
TV, IR, SM, RMK-2
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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