In orbitDebris

METEOR 2-6 DEB

NORAD: 28987
COSPAR: 1980-073D

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Space Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28987, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1980-09-09
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Flight: Meteor-2
Mission name: Meteor-2 No. 5
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC43/3
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1980-073

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1980-073, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1980-09-09
Period: 96.4 min
Inclination: 81.18°
Apogee: 592 km
Perigee: 583 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0134 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: METEOR 2-6 (NORAD 11962)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris19 in total, 14 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit