ELEKTRON 1, 746
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ELEKTRON 1, 746 is a payload satellite owned by OKB-1 (CIS) that was launched on Thu, 30 Jan 1964 UTC via a VOSTOK 8K72 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
OKB-1
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OBJECT D, SRM
Mass
350 kg wet, 350 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 ELEKTRON 1
1 00746U 64006A 25342.66499726 .00004030 00000-0 11206-2 0 9997
2 00746 60.8752 86.3589 2994705 178.1938 183.3286 9.10339591 49890Epoch: 2025-12-08T15:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T15:57:35.763Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
129.29912°
Altitude
6,210.637 km
Speed
4.712 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 45m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:43:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
6,211.087 km
Perigee altitude
408.568 km
Semi-major axis
9,687.965 km
Eccentricity
0.29947
Inclination
60.8752°
RAAN
86.3589°
Arg. of periapsis
178.1938°
True anomaly
181.88101°
Mean anomaly
183.3286°
Eccentric anomaly
182.5617°
Mean motion
2.27612 °/min
Orbital period
158.16 mins
BSTAR
0.0011206
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 1964 (1964-01-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ELEKTRON 1 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. |
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| 14 mins | 2025-12-09 16:36:36.811Z | 324.345° NNW | 2025-12-09 16:45:36.811Z | 22.56° NE | 36.871° | 2025-12-09 16:50:36.811Z | 112.677° SE |
| 31 mins | 2025-12-10 04:56:36.811Z | 123.996° SE | 2025-12-10 05:13:36.811Z | 95.895° ESE | 16.757° | 2025-12-10 05:27:36.811Z | 65.543° ENE |
| 56 mins | 2025-12-10 07:22:36.811Z | 187.08° SSW | 2025-12-10 07:58:36.811Z | 118.552° SE | 42.122° | 2025-12-10 08:18:36.811Z | 42.516° NE |
| 48 mins | 2025-12-10 10:14:36.811Z | 238.456° WSW | 2025-12-10 10:48:36.811Z | 320.445° NNW | 40.34° | 2025-12-10 11:02:36.811Z | 35.146° NE |
| 24 mins | 2025-12-10 13:23:36.811Z | 296.7° NW | 2025-12-10 13:39:36.811Z | 349.041° N | 26.101° | 2025-12-10 13:47:36.811Z | 46.166° ENE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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