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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
VNIIEM
Mission
Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
METEOR-3, Unknown motor
Mass
2,150 kg wet, 2,150 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.3 m
Radar Cross Section
21.153 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 METEOR 3-5
1 21655U 91056A 25346.86263062 .00000196 00000-0 47586-3 0 9992
2 21655 82.5561 271.0209 0012199 241.9802 118.0087 13.17153650650049Epoch: 2025-12-12T20:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T20:42:11.285Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-121.32428°
Altitude
1,202.768 km
Speed
7.251 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 04m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:23:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,202.092 km
Perigee altitude
1,183.62 km
Semi-major axis
7,570.993 km
Eccentricity
0.00122
Inclination
82.5561°
RAAN
271.0209°
Arg. of periapsis
241.9802°
True anomaly
118.13203°
Mean anomaly
118.0087°
Eccentric anomaly
118.07037°
Mean motion
3.29469 °/min
Orbital period
109.27 mins
BSTAR
0.00047586
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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 1991 (1991-08-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-12-13 08:15:31.446Z | 328.233° NNW | 2025-12-13 08:20:31.446Z | 282.001° WNW | 25.357° | 2025-12-13 08:26:31.446Z | 221.975° SW |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-13 18:42:31.446Z | 133.444° SE | 2025-12-13 18:46:31.446Z | 91.766° ESE | 26.427° | 2025-12-13 18:52:31.446Z | 31.012° NE |
| 12 mins | 2025-12-13 20:31:31.446Z | 215.756° SW | 2025-12-13 20:36:31.446Z | 275.602° WNW | 36.591° | 2025-12-13 20:43:31.446Z | 355.734° N |
| 12 mins | 2025-12-14 06:07:31.446Z | 10.908° NNE | 2025-12-14 06:13:31.446Z | 84.727° E | 33.537° | 2025-12-14 06:19:31.446Z | 143.492° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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