MERIDIAN

NORAD 44453 · COSPAR 2019-046A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5281 @ 1305 x 39049 km x 63.254 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 08:17 UTC Â· 25.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 44453U 19046A 26291.34564323 .00000194 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 44453 63.2540 34.7339 7106612 275.1244 14.4978 2.00622410052815

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 30th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 2 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

63.254Â°

Period

717.77 min

Perigee

1305 km

Apogee

39049 km

Eccentricity

0.7106612

RAAN

34.7339Â°

Arg of Perigee

275.1244Â°

Mean Motion

2.0062241 rev/d