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METEOR 1-11, 5917

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 1-11, 5917 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Mar 1972 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

5917, 1972-022A

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)

1972-03-30 (54 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

CYL + 2 PAN, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 METEOR 1-11
1 05917U 72022A   26260.21411007  .00000281  00000-0  15199-3 0  9996
2 05917  81.2328 195.5811 0055204  71.0327 289.6814 14.09296883797409

Epoch: 2026-09-17T05:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T05:08:19.110Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

122.3469°

Altitude

851.41 km

Speed

7.434 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 02m 19s

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

04:14:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

898.906 km

Perigee altitude

819.003 km

Semi-major axis

7,237.091 km

Eccentricity

0.00552

Inclination

81.2328°

RAAN

195.5811°

Arg. of periapsis

71.0327°

True anomaly

289.08439°

Mean anomaly

289.6814°

Eccentric anomaly

289.38303°

Mean motion

3.52531 °/min

Orbital period

102.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00015199

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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 1972 (1972-03-30 UTC)

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 36306 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 36305 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 45503

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 35427 (Decayed)

SL-3 R/B, 5918

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METEOR 1-11 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	2026-09-17 20:34:53.353Z	185.489° SSW	2026-09-17 20:39:53.353Z	60.4° ENE	84.182°	2026-09-17 20:44:53.353Z	10.472° NNE
9 mins	2026-09-18 07:16:53.353Z	1.75° NNE	2026-09-18 07:20:53.353Z	75.505° E	61.616°	2026-09-18 07:25:53.353Z	157.837° S
4 mins	2026-09-18 09:01:53.353Z	294.631° NW	2026-09-18 09:03:53.353Z	270.056° WNW	15.912°	2026-09-18 09:05:53.353Z	247.089° WSW

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METEOR 1-11, 5917

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T05:08:19.110Z)

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