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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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (CIS)

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, 12.7 m

Radar Cross Section

21.153 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 METEOR 3-5
1 21655U 91056A   25195.54727208 -.00000079  00000-0 -23584-3 0  9990
2 21655  82.5558  17.9611 0012122 261.3595  98.6154 13.17148523630128

Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:08:04.307Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-111.71143°

Altitude

1,199.825 km

Speed

7.253 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 11m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.89742°

Longitude

114.89045°

Altitude

1,214.542 km

Speed

7.251 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 16m 11s

Apparent Declination

-66° 11' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:17:06

Azimuth

166.794° S

Elevation

-62.347°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,202.053 km

Perigee altitude

1,183.698 km

Semi-major axis

7,571.012 km

Eccentricity

0.00121

Inclination

82.5558°

RAAN

17.9611°

Arg. of periapsis

261.3595°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

98.6154°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.29467 °/min

Orbital period

109.27 mins

BSTAR

-0.00023584

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

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	2025-07-14 22:50:32.748Z	14.984° NNE	2025-07-14 22:56:32.748Z	71.698° E	24.713°	2025-07-14 23:01:32.748Z	121.425° SE
12 mins	2025-07-15 00:41:32.748Z	338.917° N	2025-07-15 00:46:32.748Z	281.783° WNW	38.615°	2025-07-15 00:53:32.748Z	195.728° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-15 11:10:32.748Z	102.112° ESE	2025-07-15 11:13:32.748Z	75.494° E	14.628°	2025-07-15 11:16:32.748Z	50.107° ENE
13 mins	2025-07-15 12:56:32.748Z	187.231° SSW	2025-07-15 13:02:32.748Z	335.6° NNW	44.876°	2025-07-15 13:09:32.748Z	7.101° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-15 14:51:32.748Z	277.852° WNW	2025-07-15 14:53:32.748Z	295.84° NW	14.621°	2025-07-15 14:57:32.748Z	329.533° NNW

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