In orbitDebris

METEOR 1-10 DEB

NORAD: 8827
COSPAR: 1971-120D

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Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S08827, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1971-12-29
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Flight: Meteor
Mission name: Meteor-MV No. 18
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC41/1
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1971-120

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1971-120, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1971-12-29
Period: 101.6 min
Inclination: 81.27°
Apogee: 844 km
Perigee: 826 km
Radar cross-section: 0.13 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: METEOR 1-10 (NORAD 5731)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris20 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit