▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	HEO
Inclination	65.5397°
Eccentricity	0.6851815
Period	717.8 min
Apogee	38,375 km
Perigee	1,982 km
Mean motion	2.00606489 rev/day
RAAN	316.9537°
Arg of perigee	277.5734°
Mean anomaly	15.5593°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	4,667

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 45254U 20015A 26187.41030184 -.00000069 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 45254 65.5397 316.9537 6851815 277.5734 15.5593 2.00606489 46676

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "MERIDIAN 9",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2020-015A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T09:50:50.079+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 2.00606489,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.6851815,
  "INCLINATION": 65.5397,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 316.9537,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 277.5734,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 15.5593,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 45254,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 4667,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -6.9e-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 9
Operator	Aerospace Defence ForcesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	Feb 20, 2020HIGHvia 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/45254

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