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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 (35 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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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 METEOR 3-5
1 21655U 91056A   26127.17645406  .00000157  00000-0  37513-3 0  9996
2 21655  82.5564 168.3482 0012224 236.4444 123.5512 13.17157665669171

Epoch: 2026-05-07T04:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T04:14:05.630Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-120.20161°

Altitude

1,203.529 km

Speed

7.25 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 13m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in partial shadow 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

01:05:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,202.095 km

Perigee altitude

1,183.586 km

Semi-major axis

7,570.977 km

Eccentricity

0.00122

Inclination

82.5564°

RAAN

168.3482°

Arg. of periapsis

236.4444°

True anomaly

123.66784°

Mean anomaly

123.5512°

Eccentric anomaly

123.60953°

Mean motion

3.2947 °/min

Orbital period

109.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00037513

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

SL-14 DEB, 45458 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 45294

SL-14 DEB, 47084

SL-14 DEB, 45354

SL-14 DEB, 45351 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 45470 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 45333 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 47083 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 45353 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 45322 (Decayed)

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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.
11 mins	2026-05-08 02:13:10.458Z	138.263° SSE	2026-05-08 02:19:10.458Z	81.007° E	25.015°	2026-05-08 02:24:10.458Z	33.386° NE
12 mins	2026-05-08 04:03:10.458Z	211.93° SW	2026-05-08 04:09:10.458Z	295.633° NW	37.852°	2026-05-08 04:15:10.458Z	356.33° N
12 mins	2026-05-08 13:39:10.458Z	11.294° NNE	2026-05-08 13:45:10.458Z	79.943° E	32.126°	2026-05-08 13:51:10.458Z	140.218° SSE
11 mins	2026-05-08 15:30:10.458Z	328.465° NNW	2026-05-08 15:35:10.458Z	269.245° W	30.995°	2026-05-08 15:41:10.458Z	210.134° SW

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METEOR 3-5, 21655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T04:14:05.630Z)

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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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