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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
OKB-1
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
OBJECT D, SRM
Mass
350 kg wet, 350 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 6 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
2.718 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 ELEKTRON 1
1 00746U 64006A 25261.25390760 .00000724 00000-0 20259-3 0 9995
2 00746 60.8692 196.6234 3003318 157.3275 219.4516 9.09877535 42488Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:05:37.616Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
107.79854°
Altitude
5,819.172 km
Speed
4.924 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 06m 29s
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
09:47:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
6,223.697 km
Perigee altitude
402.519 km
Semi-major axis
9,691.245 km
Eccentricity
0.30033
Inclination
60.8692°
RAAN
196.6234°
Arg. of periapsis
157.3275°
True anomaly
202.74936°
Mean anomaly
219.4516°
Eccentric anomaly
210.67322°
Mean motion
2.27496 °/min
Orbital period
158.24 mins
BSTAR
0.00020259
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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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| 42 mins | 2025-09-18 19:10:13.159Z | 165.222° S | 2025-09-18 19:37:13.159Z | 113.914° SE | 31.135° | 2025-09-18 19:52:13.159Z | 55.175° ENE |
| 43 mins | 2025-09-18 21:54:13.159Z | 217.048° SW | 2025-09-18 22:25:13.159Z | 318.454° NNW | 44.572° | 2025-09-18 22:37:13.159Z | 36.408° NE |
| 22 mins | 2025-09-19 00:57:13.159Z | 276.164° WNW | 2025-09-19 01:12:13.159Z | 328.214° NNW | 25.851° | 2025-09-19 01:19:13.159Z | 23.173° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-19 03:57:13.159Z | 333.964° NNW | 2025-09-19 04:01:13.159Z | 5.449° NNE | 17.156° | 2025-09-19 04:04:13.159Z | 44.287° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-19 06:44:13.159Z | 304.449° NW | 2025-09-19 06:47:13.159Z | 220.069° SW | 32.362° | 2025-09-19 06:49:13.159Z | 172.421° S |
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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