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METEOR 1-10, 5731

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 1-10, 5731 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 29 Dec 1971 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M 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

5731, 1971-120A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METEOR, Unknown motor

Mass

1,280 kg wet, 1,280 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1971-12-29 (54 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 METEOR 1-10
1  5731U 71120A   26171.31964681  .00000198  00000-0  10094-3 0  9997
2  5731  81.2590  17.3386 0024314  50.3833 309.9480 14.11889171796553

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:40:17.484Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-6.27022°

Altitude

844.551 km

Speed

7.436 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 09m 21s

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

23:08:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

867.66 km

Perigee altitude

832.51 km

Semi-major axis

7,228.222 km

Eccentricity

0.00243

Inclination

81.259°

RAAN

17.3386°

Arg. of periapsis

50.3833°

True anomaly

309.73399°

Mean anomaly

309.948°

Eccentric anomaly

309.84104°

Mean motion

3.5318 °/min

Orbital period

101.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00010094

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Other satellites on launch #120 in the year 1971 (1971-12-29 UTC)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 36931 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 43293 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 36929 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 43292 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 36930 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 43291 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 29193 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 36926 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 29192 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 8827

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 36924 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 36928 (Decayed)

SL-3 R/B, 5732

METEOR 1-10 DEB, 8826

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METEOR 1-10 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	2026-06-22 14:12:06.940Z	179.974° S	2026-06-22 14:17:06.940Z	99.301° ESE	43.833°	2026-06-22 14:22:06.940Z	13.67° NNE
4 mins	2026-06-22 15:59:06.940Z	275.879° WNW	2026-06-22 16:01:06.940Z	299.333° NW	13.443°	2026-06-22 16:03:06.940Z	321.526° NNW
9 mins	2026-06-23 00:53:06.940Z	5.894° NNE	2026-06-23 00:57:06.940Z	73.327° E	38.132°	2026-06-23 01:02:06.940Z	151.536° SSE
6 mins	2026-06-23 02:37:06.940Z	306.28° NW	2026-06-23 02:40:06.940Z	267.987° W	18.155°	2026-06-23 02:43:06.940Z	233.638° WSW

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METEOR 1-10, 5731

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:40:17.484Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #120 in the year 1971 (1971-12-29 UTC)

METEOR 1-10 Visibility forecast

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