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MERIDIAN 10 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 52145)
Track MERIDIAN 10 (NORAD catalog number 52145) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2022, launched on the 30th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2022-030A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 3,285 revolutions of Earth.
Its speed swings from 1.69 km/s at apogee to 8.89 km/s at perigee. MERIDIAN 10 follows a highly elliptical orbit, completing a revolution every 12.0 hours. The orbit is strongly elliptical (eccentricity 0.6810): each revolution swings from 2,101 km at perigee out to 38,273 km at apogee. Inclined 62.7° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 63° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 130.9°. Earth's equatorial bulge drifts that plane westward about 0.11° per day.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | highly elliptical orbit (HEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~2,101 km × 38,273 km |
| Inclination | 62.68° |
| Orbital period | 717.9 min (2.01 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.68101 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-16 |
| COSPAR designation | 2022-030A |
| NORAD catalog number | 52145 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-17. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
MERIDIAN 10 is one of 4,464 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see MERIDIAN 10 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude MERIDIAN 10 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location are available on this page once you select the satellite and share your position.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of MERIDIAN 10 in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- TK-2 (NORAD 52150)
- PUJIANG 2 (PJ-2) (NORAD 52151)
- TIANPING 2A (NORAD 52153)
- TIANPING 2B (NORAD 52155)
- TIANPING 2C (NORAD 52156)
- OMNI-L1 (NORAD 52157)
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