▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	HEO
Inclination	63.1487°
Eccentricity	0.7080197
Period	717.9 min
Apogee	38,982 km
Perigee	1,376 km
Mean motion	2.00597260 rev/day
RAAN	48.2393°
Arg of perigee	274.9249°
Mean anomaly	14.6266°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	5,073

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 44453U 19046A 26187.65995478 -.00000016 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995

2 44453 63.1487 48.2393 7080197 274.9249 14.6266 2.00597260 50730

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "MERIDIAN 8",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2019-046A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T15:50:20.093+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 2.0059726,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.7080197,
  "INCLINATION": 63.1487,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 48.2393,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 274.9249,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 14.6266,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 44453,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 5073,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -1.6e-7,
  "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 8
Operator	Aerospace Defence ForcesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	Jul 30, 2019HIGHvia 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

GET /api/v1/satellites/44453

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