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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 METEOR 3-5
1 21655U 91056A   26112.13614615  .00000046  00000-0  86967-4 0  9999
2 21655  82.5588 178.9721 0012026 277.6177  82.3580 13.17157157667193

Epoch: 2026-04-22T03:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T03:16:03.027Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-80.24242°

Altitude

1,197.205 km

Speed

7.256 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 55m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full 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

18:42:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,201.947 km

Perigee altitude

1,183.737 km

Semi-major axis

7,570.979 km

Eccentricity

0.0012

Inclination

82.5588°

RAAN

178.9721°

Arg. of periapsis

277.6177°

True anomaly

82.49461°

Mean anomaly

82.358°

Eccentric anomaly

82.4263°

Mean motion

3.29469 °/min

Orbital period

109.27 mins

BSTAR

0.000086967

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

SL-14 DEB, 45335 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 45458 (Decayed)

SL-14 DEB, 45353 (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.
10 mins	2026-04-22 14:48:26.387Z	22.262° NNE	2026-04-22 14:53:26.387Z	67.441° ENE	19.91°	2026-04-22 14:58:26.387Z	112.666° SE
13 mins	2026-04-22 16:38:26.387Z	345.86° N	2026-04-22 16:44:26.387Z	258.877° W	43.118°	2026-04-22 16:51:26.387Z	185.103° SSW
13 mins	2026-04-23 04:53:26.387Z	176.207° S	2026-04-23 04:59:26.387Z	104.02° ESE	43.814°	2026-04-23 05:06:26.387Z	11.746° NNE
8 mins	2026-04-23 06:47:26.387Z	263.047° W	2026-04-23 06:50:26.387Z	292.419° WNW	18.809°	2026-04-23 06:55:26.387Z	336.881° NNW

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METEOR 3-5, 21655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T03:16:03.027Z)

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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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