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METEOR 1-17, 7274

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 1-17, 7274 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 24 Apr 1974 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

7274, 1974-025A

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)

1974-04-24 (52 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 1-17
1  7274U 74025A   26171.44391727  .00000241  00000-0  13244-3 0  9996
2  7274  81.2131 294.0441 0018554 325.2735  34.7222 14.08915646678760

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:39:14.452Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-134.42458°

Altitude

854.945 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 36m 10s

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

23:18:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

873.692 km

Perigee altitude

846.832 km

Semi-major axis

7,238.399 km

Eccentricity

0.00186

Inclination

81.2131°

RAAN

294.0441°

Arg. of periapsis

325.2735°

True anomaly

34.84354°

Mean anomaly

34.7222°

Eccentric anomaly

34.78284°

Mean motion

3.52435 °/min

Orbital period

102.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00013244

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1974 (1974-04-24 UTC)

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57545

SL-3 R/B, 7275

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57541

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57542

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57543

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57544

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57538

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57726

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57539

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57540

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57537

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57957

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METEOR 1-17 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 19:28:06.178Z	358.78° N	2026-06-22 19:33:06.178Z	65.042° ENE	40.903°	2026-06-22 19:38:06.178Z	156.281° SSE
5 mins	2026-06-22 21:14:06.178Z	297.403° NW	2026-06-22 21:16:06.178Z	273.056° WNW	16.266°	2026-06-22 21:19:06.178Z	239.716° WSW
9 mins	2026-06-23 08:39:06.178Z	183.173° SSW	2026-06-23 08:43:06.178Z	146.067° SSE	44.3°	2026-06-23 08:48:06.178Z	11.789° NNE

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METEOR 1-17, 7274

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:39:14.452Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1974 (1974-04-24 UTC)

METEOR 1-17 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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