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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

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

1974-04-24 (51 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, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 METEOR 1-17
1 07274U 74025A   25213.45351323 -.00000009  00000-0 -12258-4 0  9990
2 07274  81.2094 248.9868 0019468 152.9316 207.2874 14.08835672633282

Epoch: 2025-08-01T10:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T10:53:03.543Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

135.41823°

Altitude

878.793 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 35m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-78.3044°

Longitude

2.3254°

Altitude

896.513 km

Speed

7.4 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 17m 04s

Apparent Declination

-68° 14' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:26:35

Azimuth

167.148° S

Elevation

-60.147°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

874.628 km

Perigee altitude

846.444 km

Semi-major axis

7,238.673 km

Eccentricity

0.00195

Inclination

81.2094°

RAAN

248.9868°

Arg. of periapsis

152.9316°

True anomaly

207.18535°

Mean anomaly

207.2874°

Eccentric anomaly

207.23635°

Mean motion

3.52415 °/min

Orbital period

102.15 mins

BSTAR

-0.000012258

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

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METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57539

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57540

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57541

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57542

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57543

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57544

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57545

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57726

METEOR 1-17 DEB, 57957

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.
9 mins	2025-08-02 14:44:26.508Z	335.938° NNW	2025-08-02 14:49:26.508Z	256.617° W	35.475°	2025-08-02 14:53:26.508Z	199.169° SSW
7 mins	2025-08-03 02:13:26.508Z	135.358° SSE	2025-08-03 02:16:26.508Z	91.307° ESE	26.08°	2025-08-03 02:20:26.508Z	37.055° NE
9 mins	2025-08-03 03:55:26.508Z	226.971° WSW	2025-08-03 03:59:26.508Z	283.265° WNW	29.707°	2025-08-03 04:04:26.508Z	350.137° N
7 mins	2025-08-03 12:54:26.508Z	29.891° NE	2025-08-03 12:57:26.508Z	69.248° E	20.511°	2025-08-03 13:01:26.508Z	117.41° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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