In orbitDebris

SL-3 DEB

NORAD: 13720
COSPAR: 1982-116C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S13720, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1982-12-14
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Flight: Meteor-2
Mission name: Meteor-2 No. 9
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC43/3
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1982-116

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1982-116, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1982-12-14
Period: 101.7 min
Inclination: 81.25°
Apogee: 878 km
Perigee: 800 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0341 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: METEOR 2-9 (NORAD 13718)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit