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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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Identifier

746, 1964-006A

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Energia (CIS)

Manufacturer

OKB-1

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

OBJECT D, SRM

Mass

350 kg wet, 350 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-01-30 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8K72

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 6 Pan, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

2.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 1
1 00746U 64006A   25183.66141713  .00002099  00000-0  54015-3 0  9999
2 00746  60.8741 301.7302 3007464 137.4235 250.3734  9.09641352 35427

Epoch: 2025-07-02T15:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T15:52:26.44Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

142.68073°

Altitude

4,944.441 km

Speed

5.413 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 06m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.36816°

Longitude

142.14072°

Altitude

4,929.887 km

Speed

5.422 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 42m 49s

Apparent Declination

-24° 14' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:49:35

Azimuth

118.937° SE

Elevation

-3.587°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,229.896 km

Perigee altitude

399.673 km

Semi-major axis

9,692.922 km

Eccentricity

0.30075

Inclination

60.8741°

RAAN

301.7302°

Arg. of periapsis

137.4235°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

250.3734°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.27437 °/min

Orbital period

158.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00054015

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ELEKTRON 1 DEB *, 21621 (Decayed)

SL-3 DEB, 25278 (Decayed)

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ELEKTRON 1 DEB, 750

SL-3 R/B, 751 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 1 DEB, 14427 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 1 DEB, 14428 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 1 DEB, 15786 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 1 DEB, 16544 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 1 DEB, 16545 (Decayed)

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.
33 mins	2025-07-03 07:37:08.159Z	171.394° S	2025-07-03 07:59:08.159Z	119.515° SE	30.335°	2025-07-03 08:10:08.159Z	58.904° ENE
29 mins	2025-07-03 10:24:08.159Z	224.704° SW	2025-07-03 10:45:08.159Z	296.645° NW	43.084°	2025-07-03 10:53:08.159Z	30.998° NE
9 mins	2025-07-03 13:26:08.159Z	298.775° NW	2025-07-03 13:31:08.159Z	328.975° NNW	16.248°	2025-07-03 13:35:08.159Z	7.188° NNE

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