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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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CIS)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Defense Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR, Unknown motor

Mass

1,280 kg wet, 1,280 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1972-03-30 (53 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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 METEOR 1-11
1 05917U 72022A   25192.61203314  .00000077  00000-0  37194-4 0  9996
2 05917  81.2250 256.8929 0039706 206.3714 153.5436 14.09173316736470

Epoch: 2025-07-11T14:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T14:41:19.663Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

106.7995°

Altitude

890.865 km

Speed

7.394 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 07m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

8.8251°

Longitude

107.81811°

Altitude

891.966 km

Speed

7.393 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 36m 00s

Apparent Declination

-19° 42' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:35:04

Azimuth

86.787° E

Elevation

-35.445°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

888.115 km

Perigee altitude

830.641 km

Semi-major axis

7,237.515 km

Eccentricity

0.00397

Inclination

81.225°

RAAN

256.8929°

Arg. of periapsis

206.3714°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

153.5436°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.525 °/min

Orbital period

102.13 mins

BSTAR

0.000037194

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

SL-3 R/B, 5918

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 35427 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 36305 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 36306 (Decayed)

METEOR 1-11 DEB, 45503

METEOR 1-11 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
9 mins	2025-07-12 04:26:05.507Z	153.869° SSE	2025-07-12 04:31:05.507Z	80.604° E	31.271°	2025-07-12 04:35:05.507Z	29.508° NE
8 mins	2025-07-12 06:10:05.507Z	237.824° WSW	2025-07-12 06:14:05.507Z	292.624° NW	25.326°	2025-07-12 06:18:05.507Z	342.583° N
8 mins	2025-07-12 15:08:05.507Z	21.163° NNE	2025-07-12 15:12:05.507Z	77.71° E	24.721°	2025-07-12 15:16:05.507Z	127.026° SE
8 mins	2025-07-12 16:51:05.507Z	326.985° NNW	2025-07-12 16:55:05.507Z	265.557° W	30.546°	2025-07-12 16:59:05.507Z	208.604° SW

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