MERIDIAN

NORAD 40296 · COSPAR 2014-069A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #8759 @ 2629 x 37728 km x 63.4463 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-12 19:54 UTC Â· 41.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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MERIDIAN 7
1 40296U 14069A 26285.82979251 .00000225 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 40296 63.4463 203.9122 6608291 269.7466 20.3846 2.00606077087590

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

63.4463Â°

Period

717.82 min

Perigee

2629 km

Apogee

37728 km

Eccentricity

0.6608291

RAAN

203.9122Â°

Arg of Perigee

269.7466Â°

Mean Motion

2.00606077 rev/d