MERIDIAN

NORAD 40296 · COSPAR 2014-069A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #8781 @ 2639 x 37718 km x 63.4457 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 19:06 UTC Â· 54 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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MERIDIAN 7
1 40296U 14069A 26296.79650700 .00000260 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 40296 63.4457 202.8616 6604684 269.6677 20.4670 2.00605613087810

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 30th 2014

Spacecraft age

11 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Military Space Forces (VKS)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

Elliptical Â· Molniya

Launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Soyuz-2.1a

Contractor

ISS Reshetnev

Launch mass

2,500 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

63.4457Â°

Period

717.83 min

Perigee

2639 km

Apogee

37718 km

Eccentricity

0.6604684

RAAN

202.8616Â°

Arg of Perigee

269.6677Â°

Mean Motion

2.00605613 rev/d