Meteor-2 6

Success Soviet Union, Vostok 8A92M

Mission

Earth Science · LEO

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
METEOR 2-6 1980-073A Payload 829 × 882 km · 81.2° Globe
SL-3 R/B 1980-073B Rocket body 805 × 913 km · 81.3° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073C Debris 658 × 687 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073D Debris 587 × 596 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073E Debris 559 × 573 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073F Debris re-entered 2024-09-21
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073G Debris 558 × 569 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073H Debris 703 × 747 km · 81.2° Globe
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METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073J Debris 752 × 776 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073K Debris 739 × 768 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073L Debris re-entered 2024-10-06
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073M Debris 633 × 657 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073N Debris 695 × 725 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073P Debris re-entered 2025-12-22
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073Q Debris re-entered 2023-11-04
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073R Debris 771 × 827 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073S Debris 724 × 743 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073T Debris re-entered 2026-09-25
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073U Debris 755 × 832 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073V Debris 745 × 790 km · 81.2° Globe
METEOR 2-6 DEB 1980-073W Debris 739 × 796 km · 81.2° Globe

COSPAR ID 1980-073 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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