Satellite · NORAD 68571 · COSPAR 2026-071A
MERIDIAN-M 21L
- Operator Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Constellation —
- Country Russia
Altitude now
28,853.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
2.76km/s
Inclination
62.83°
Period
12.0 h
717.8 min
Perigee
1,265km
Apogee
39,092km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:47 UTC (20.9 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 40.184° N
- Longitude
- 86.252° E
- Altitude
- 28853.5 km
- Velocity
- 2.761 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:47 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- CIS · Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Country
- Russia RU
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 Apr 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-071
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 1
- FREGAT R/B68572Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → RU | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → CIS | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → HEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 68571
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-071A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZMJAW2N5H3PE94JYAH
- Canonical slug
- meridian-m-21l-68571
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.