MERIDIAN

NORAD 44453 · COSPAR 2019-046A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5319 @ 1293 x 39060 km x 63.2672 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-06 06:51 UTC Â· 53.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 44453U 19046A 26310.28609297 .00000116 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 44453 63.2672 32.2512 7111291 275.1693 14.4042 2.00630661053195

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 30th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 3 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

63.2672Â°

Period

717.74 min

Perigee

1293 km

Apogee

39060 km

Eccentricity

0.7111291

RAAN

32.2512Â°

Arg of Perigee

275.1693Â°

Mean Motion

2.00630661 rev/d