MERIDIAN

NORAD 45254 · COSPAR 2020-015A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4869 @ 2067 x 38288 km x 65.5428 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-15 02:26 UTC Â· 18.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 45254U 20015A 26288.10199828 -.00000068 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 45254 65.5428 306.4203 6819745 275.9017 16.2053 2.00616431048698

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 20th 2020

Spacecraft age

6 years, 7 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

65.5428Â°

Period

717.79 min

Perigee

2067 km

Apogee

38288 km

Eccentricity

0.6819745

RAAN

306.4203Â°

Arg of Perigee

275.9017Â°

Mean Motion

2.00616431 rev/d