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METEOR 3-1, 16191

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 3-1, 16191 is a payload satellite owned by GMS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 24 Oct 1985 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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.

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Identifier

16191, 1985-100A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METEOR-3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,750 kg wet, 1,750 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-10-24 (41 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 METEOR 3-1
1 16191U 85100A   26171.35943196 -.00000028  00000-0 -10513-3 0  9994
2 16191  82.5483  33.7094 0019741 352.9204 180.4856 13.17318915954754

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:37:34.921Z)

Latitude

6.46673°

Longitude

174.89355°

Altitude

1,212.133 km

Speed

7.241 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 11m 27s

True Declination

6° 25' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:07:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,207.167 km

Perigee altitude

1,177.278 km

Semi-major axis

7,570.359 km

Eccentricity

0.00197

Inclination

82.5483°

RAAN

33.7094°

Arg. of periapsis

352.9204°

True anomaly

180.48369°

Mean anomaly

180.4856°

Eccentric anomaly

180.48464°

Mean motion

3.2951 °/min

Orbital period

109.25 mins

BSTAR

-0.00010513

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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 1985 (1985-10-24 UTC)

METEOR 3-1 DEB, 45520

METEOR 3-1 DEB, 45519

METEOR 3-1 DEB, 29136

SL-14 R/B, 16194

METEOR 3-1 DEB, 29137

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METEOR 3-1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
12 mins	2026-06-22 14:32:10.853Z	150.863° SSE	2026-06-22 14:38:10.853Z	86.406° E	32.15°	2026-06-22 14:44:10.853Z	24.631° NE
11 mins	2026-06-22 16:23:10.853Z	227.578° WSW	2026-06-22 16:28:10.853Z	284.899° WNW	30.879°	2026-06-22 16:34:10.853Z	348.967° N
13 mins	2026-06-23 01:58:10.853Z	3.671° NNE	2026-06-23 02:04:10.853Z	73.469° E	39.222°	2026-06-23 02:11:10.853Z	154.279° SSE
9 mins	2026-06-23 03:50:10.853Z	316.865° NNW	2026-06-23 03:54:10.853Z	274.119° WNW	23.96°	2026-06-23 03:59:10.853Z	226.666° WSW

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METEOR 3-1, 16191

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:37:34.921Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 1985 (1985-10-24 UTC)

METEOR 3-1 Visibility forecast

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