In orbitDebris

METEOR 1-16 DEB

NORAD: 42999
COSPAR: 1974-011C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Aerospace Defence Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S42999, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1974-03-05
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Flight: Meteor
Mission name: Meteor-M No. 30
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC43/4
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1974-011

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1974-011, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1974-03-05
Period: 99.6 min
Inclination: 81.23°
Apogee: 763 km
Perigee: 718 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: METEOR 1-16 (NORAD 7209)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit