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MERIDIAN 7

NORAD 40296· COSPAR 2014-069A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· HEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 30, 2014 from 43/4 (43R), Russia aboard a Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M.
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Meridian 7
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 22:27 UTC
Orbit class
HEO — Highly Elliptical (Molniya, Tundra, GTO)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
Oct 30, 2014
Mass
Apogee
37,763 km
Perigee
2,607 km
Inclination
63.45°
Period
11.96 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for MERIDIAN 7 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
2607 × 37763 km
20185377752595Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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