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METEOR 3-5, 21655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 3-5, 21655 is a payload satellite owned by Rosgidromet (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 15 Aug 1991 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

21655, 1991-056A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-3, Unknown motor

Mass

2,150 kg wet, 2,150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1991-08-15 (34 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.3 m

Radar Cross Section

21.153 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 METEOR 3-5
1 21655U 91056A   26037.01058609 -.00000029  00000-0 -10665-3 0  9991
2 21655  82.5526 232.0455 0014354 104.5053 255.7663 13.17155618657308

Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:15:14.638Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

92.07991°

Altitude

1,201.1 km

Speed

7.252 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 28m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

17:22:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,203.716 km

Perigee altitude

1,181.981 km

Semi-major axis

7,570.985 km

Eccentricity

0.00144

Inclination

82.5526°

RAAN

232.0455°

Arg. of periapsis

104.5053°

True anomaly

255.60694°

Mean anomaly

255.7663°

Eccentric anomaly

255.68661°

Mean motion

3.29469 °/min

Orbital period

109.27 mins

BSTAR

-0.00010665

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METEOR 3-5 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.
4 mins	2026-02-06 22:45:44.183Z	42.826° NE	2026-02-06 22:47:44.183Z	59.515° ENE	11.902°	2026-02-06 22:49:44.183Z	76.469° E
12 mins	2026-02-07 00:33:44.183Z	357.499° N	2026-02-07 00:39:44.183Z	101.685° ESE	43.891°	2026-02-07 00:45:44.183Z	166.077° S
7 mins	2026-02-07 02:25:44.183Z	308.267° NW	2026-02-07 02:28:44.183Z	280.057° WNW	17.313°	2026-02-07 02:32:44.183Z	243.958° WSW
12 mins	2026-02-07 12:49:44.183Z	153.72° SSE	2026-02-07 12:54:44.183Z	95.581° ESE	35.32°	2026-02-07 13:01:44.183Z	20.246° NNE
10 mins	2026-02-07 14:40:44.183Z	235.824° WSW	2026-02-07 14:45:44.183Z	293.56° NW	27.74°	2026-02-07 14:50:44.183Z	344.223° N

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METEOR 3-5, 21655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:15:14.638Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 1991 (1991-08-15 UTC)

METEOR 3-5 Visibility forecast

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