In orbitDebris

METEOR 2-12 DEB

NORAD: 28603
COSPAR: 1985-013C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Military Space Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28603, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-02-06
Rocket: Tsiklon-3
Flight: Meteor-2
Mission name: Meteor-2 No. 13
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC32/1
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-013

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-013, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1985-02-06
Period: 102.3 min
Inclination: 82.51°
Apogee: 880 km
Perigee: 853 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0137 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: METEOR 2-12 (NORAD 15516)

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

METEOR 2-12 DEB

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