Meteor
Operated by Roscosmos
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Meteor is the Soviet and Russian series of polar-orbiting weather satellites, flown since the 1960s. Successive generations have carried imagers and sounders for operational meteorology.
Meteor accounts for 398 cataloged objects, of which 289 are in orbit and 2 are active. 109 have reentered. The first launched in 1969, the most recent in 2024. The busiest year was 2004, with 101 added. Most fly near a 83-degree inclination with an orbital period around 102 minutes.
289
In orbit
2
Active
398
Total launched
109
Reentered
Meteor launched per year
Still in orbit Since reentered Click a year to list its satellites.
Typical specifications
Most common values across cataloged Meteor satellites.
| Manufacturer | VNIEM |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Meteorology |
| Launch mass | 1280 kg |
| Dry mass | 1280 kg |
| Length | 4.5 m |
| Diameter | 1.4 m |
| Span | 4.5 m |
| Shape | Cyl + 2 Pan |
| Power | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Design life | 2 years |
| Equipment | TV, IR, SM, RMK-2 |
| Typical orbit | 102 min period, 83° inclination |
Spacecraft buses
The platforms Meteor satellites are built on.
Launched on
Meteor satellites
The 100 most recently launched, of 398. Track any of them live in KeepTrack.
| Name | NORAD | COSPAR | Bus | Launched | Orbit | Status | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METEOR 2-20 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 59999 | 1990-086J | · | 2024 | 103 min, 82.6° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-20 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 59998 | 1990-086H | · | 2024 | 104 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-20 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 59997 | 1990-086G | · | 2024 | 104 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-12 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 59996 | 1985-013G | · | 2024 | 102 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-12 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 59995 | 1985-013F | · | 2024 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-12 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 59994 | 1985-013E | · | 2024 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 59993 | 1981-043AB | · | 2024 | 100 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR-M2 4 Meteor-M No. 2-4 | 59051 | 2024-039A | Resurs-O | Feb 29, 2024 | 101 min, 98.7° | Active | ◉ |
| METEOR-M2 3 DEB deb Meteor-M 2-3 | 60448 | 2023-091BC | Resurs-O | Jun 27, 2023 | 101 min, 98.6° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-5 DEB deb Meteor (M) 17L | 58399 | 1970-047F | · | Nov 1, 2023 | 102 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-5 DEB deb Meteor (M) 17L | 58398 | 1970-047E | · | Nov 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-5 DEB deb Meteor (M) 17L | 58397 | 1970-047D | · | Nov 1, 2023 | 102 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-5 DEB deb Meteor (M) 17L | 58396 | 1970-047C | · | Nov 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57957 | 1974-025N | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57726 | 1974-025M | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57545 | 1974-025L | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57544 | 1974-025K | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 102 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57543 | 1974-025J | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57542 | 1974-025H | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57541 | 1974-025G | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57540 | 1974-025F | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 102 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57539 | 1974-025E | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57538 | 1974-025D | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-17 DEB deb Meteor (M) 22L | 57537 | 1974-025C | · | Jul 1, 2023 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-1 DEB deb Meteor-2 No. 1L | 57492 | 1975-064F | · | Jul 15, 2023 | 101 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR-M2 3 Meteor-M No. 2-3 | 57166 | 2023-091A | Resurs-O | Jun 27, 2023 | 101 min, 98.6° | Active | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 45515 | 1981-043AA | · | Mar 1, 2020 | 100 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-20 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 45524 | 1990-086F | · | Oct 1, 2019 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-20 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 44700 | 1990-086E | · | Oct 1, 2019 | 102 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-20 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 44699 | 1990-086D | · | Oct 1, 2019 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-20 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 44698 | 1990-086C | · | Oct 1, 2019 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR-M2 2 Meteor-M No. 2-2 | 44387 | 2019-038A | Resurs-O | Jul 5, 2019 | 101 min, 98.9° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-13 DEB deb Meteor | 43151 | 1985-119C | · | Jan 1, 2018 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-16 DEB deb Meteor | 42999 | 1974-011C | · | Oct 1, 2017 | 100 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 60008 | 1984-072AD | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 102 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 60007 | 1984-072AC | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 60006 | 1984-072AB | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 60005 | 1984-072AA | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 60004 | 1984-072Z | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 60003 | 1984-072Y | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 45517 | 1984-072X | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 43311 | 1984-072W | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 43310 | 1984-072V | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 43309 | 1984-072U | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 42457 | 1984-072T | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 42456 | 1984-072S | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 42455 | 1984-072R | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 42454 | 1984-072Q | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 42453 | 1984-072P | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 42452 | 1984-072N | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 104 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-21 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40712 | 1993-055E | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-21 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40711 | 1993-055D | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40710 | 1984-072M | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40709 | 1984-072L | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40708 | 1984-072K | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40707 | 1984-072J | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40706 | 1984-072H | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40705 | 1984-072G | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40704 | 1984-072F | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40703 | 1984-072E | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40318 | 1984-072D | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-11 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 40317 | 1984-072C | · | Aug 1, 2014 | 103 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR-M 2 Meteor-M No. 2 | 40069 | 2014-037A | Resurs-O | Jul 8, 2014 | 101 min, 98.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-27 DEB deb Meteor | 38533 | 1977-024D | · | Jun 1, 2012 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-1 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 38532 | 1975-064E | · | Jun 1, 2012 | 97 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 43302 | 1981-043Z | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 100 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 43301 | 1981-043Y | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 43300 | 1981-043X | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 100 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-10 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 38538 | 1983-109F | · | Jun 1, 2010 | 98 min, 81.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-10 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 38537 | 1983-109E | · | Jun 1, 2010 | 99 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-10 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 38536 | 1983-109D | · | Jun 1, 2010 | 95 min, 81.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 38289 | 1982-025BF | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 38288 | 1981-043W | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 100 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36974 | 1981-043V | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 94 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36973 | 1981-043U | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 94 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36972 | 1981-043T | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 92 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36879 | 1981-043S | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 97 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36878 | 1981-043R | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 99 min, 81.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36877 | 1981-043Q | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 92 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36876 | 1981-043P | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 97 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36875 | 1981-043N | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 97 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36867 | 1982-025BE | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36866 | 1982-025BD | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 102 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36865 | 1982-025BC | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36864 | 1982-025BB | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 102 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36863 | 1982-025BA | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36862 | 1982-025AZ | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36861 | 1982-025AY | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36860 | 1982-025AX | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36859 | 1982-025AW | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36858 | 1982-025AV | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-8 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 36857 | 1982-025AU | · | Aug 1, 2010 | 101 min, 82.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-11 DEB deb Meteor | 45503 | 1972-022F | · | Jun 1, 2009 | 101 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-11 DEB deb Meteor | 36306 | 1972-022E | · | Jun 1, 2009 | 100 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-11 DEB deb Meteor | 36305 | 1972-022D | · | Jun 1, 2009 | 99 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-22 DEB deb Meteor | 36302 | 1975-087C | · | Dec 1, 2009 | 102 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR-M 1 Meteor-M No. 1 | 35865 | 2009-049A | Resurs-O | Sep 17, 2009 | 101 min, 98.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 1-11 DEB deb Meteor | 35427 | 1972-022C | · | Jun 1, 2009 | 99 min, 81.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-7 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 35424 | 1981-043M | · | Jun 1, 2009 | 98 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| METEOR 2-2 DEB deb Meteor-2 | 35423 | 1977-002F | · | Jun 1, 2009 | 100 min, 81.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
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Frequently asked questions
How many Meteor satellites are in orbit?
289 Meteor objects are currently in orbit, out of 398 ever cataloged. 109 have reentered.
How many Meteor satellites are active?
2 Meteor satellites carry an active status in the catalog.
When did the first Meteor satellite launch?
The first cataloged Meteor object launched in 1969, and the most recent in 2024.
Who operates Meteor?
Meteor is operated by Roscosmos.
How can I track Meteor satellites?
You can track the Meteor fleet live in the KeepTrack 3D tracker, or open any individual satellite from the list on this page.