In orbitDebris

METEOR 2-17 DEB

NORAD: 31400
COSPAR: 1988-005V

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Space Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S31400, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-01-30
Rocket: Tsiklon-3
Flight: Meteor-2
Mission name: Meteor-2 No. 20
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC32/1
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-005

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-005, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1988-01-30
Period: 101.7 min
Inclination: 82.54°
Apogee: 841 km
Perigee: 836 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0072 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: METEOR 2-17 (NORAD 18820)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris49 in total, 49 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit