METEOR 2-16

18312
Spacetrack Directory Number
1987-08-18
Orbit launches


Satellite information METEOR 2-16

Spacetrack Directory Name METEOR 2-16
Orbit launches 1987-08-18
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 939 km
Apogee 955 km

Additional information METEOR 2-16

METEOR 2-16, 18312 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 18 Aug 1987 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite METEOR 2-16 Date of exalting 18.08.1987y.


Update time: 2025-02-11 12:48:07
METEOR 2-16 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1987-08-18