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METEOR 2-14 (16735)
COSPAR: 1986-039A | Alt Name: Meteor-2
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Launch Details
Launch Date
May 27, 1986
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
16735
International Designator
1986-039A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:15:57 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
82.54°
Right Ascension
270.23°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
151.37°
Period
103.93 min
Mean Motion
13.86 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
METEOR 2-14
Alternative Name
Meteor-2
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
UNKS/GMS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 16735U 86039A 26185.26107670 .00000039 00000-0 21251-4 0 9996
2 16735 82.5360 270.2288 0015335 151.3729 229.9314 13.85554135 27067
Source: Celestrak
Summary
METEOR 2-14, also known as Meteor-2 No. 18, is a weather satellite launched on May 27, 1986, from the Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex Launch Pad LC32/1 in Russia using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by VNIEM, uses the SP-1 bus configuration and has dimensions of 4.5 meters in length and diameter with a span of 4.5 meters. It weighs 1500 kg at launch and is equipped with TV, IR, SM, and RMK-2 equipment for meteorological purposes. Its power supply consists of two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite's shape is cylindrical with two panels and has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 4.1836 square meters. It was launched on the same date it became operational, aimed at conducting meteorology missions for the owner UNKS/GMS.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4.5
Diameter
1.4
Span
4.5
Dry Mass
1500
Launch Mass
1500
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
4.1836
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Meteor-2 No. 18
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
Map
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