▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	HEO
Inclination	63.4523°
Eccentricity	0.6640946
Period	717.9 min
Apogee	37,816 km
Perigee	2,543 km
Mean motion	2.00596664 rev/day
RAAN	213.3901°
Arg of perigee	270.4319°
Mean anomaly	19.8189°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	8,563

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40296U 14069A 26188.12520087 .00000336 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

2 40296 63.4523 213.3901 6640946 270.4319 19.8189 2.00596664 85632

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "MERIDIAN 7",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2014-069A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:00:17.355+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 2.00596664,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.6640946,
  "INCLINATION": 63.4523,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 213.3901,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 270.4319,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 19.8189,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40296,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 8563,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000336,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	MERIDIAN 7
Operator	Aerospace Defence ForcesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	Oct 30, 2014HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	2000HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.