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: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 ELEKTRON 1
1 00746U 64006A 25242.13233513 .00000828 00000-0 22752-3 0 9998
2 00746 60.8636 222.5252 3004423 152.4178 227.4940 9.09821829 40743Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:10:33.755Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-163.68648°
Altitude
5,638.356 km
Speed
5.023 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 50m 06s
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
15:58:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
6,225.283 km
Perigee altitude
401.725 km
Semi-major axis
9,691.641 km
Eccentricity
0.30044
Inclination
60.8636°
RAAN
222.5252°
Arg. of periapsis
152.4178°
True anomaly
207.65989°
Mean anomaly
227.494°
Eccentric anomaly
217.10833°
Mean motion
2.27482 °/min
Orbital period
158.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00022752
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 1964 (1964-01-30 UTC)
ELEKTRON 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 33 mins | 2025-08-31 00:21:42.008Z | 205.619° SW | 2025-08-31 00:42:42.008Z | 145.647° SSE | 44.756° | 2025-08-31 00:54:42.008Z | 39.843° NE |
| 25 mins | 2025-08-31 03:12:42.008Z | 262.911° W | 2025-08-31 03:29:42.008Z | 321.16° NNW | 29.713° | 2025-08-31 03:37:42.008Z | 25.499° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-08-31 06:15:42.008Z | 336.472° NNW | 2025-08-31 06:18:42.008Z | 1.013° NNE | 14.29° | 2025-08-31 06:20:42.008Z | 22.975° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-08-31 09:01:42.008Z | 325.993° NNW | 2025-08-31 09:04:42.008Z | 3.99° NNE | 42.49° | 2025-08-31 09:07:42.008Z | 135.23° SSE |
| 32 mins | 2025-08-31 21:20:42.008Z | 147.207° SSE | 2025-08-31 21:39:42.008Z | 110.147° ESE | 22.172° | 2025-08-31 21:52:42.008Z | 65.976° ENE |
| 25 mins | 2025-08-31 23:56:42.008Z | 203.615° SW | 2025-09-01 00:21:42.008Z | 192.741° SSW | 41.446° | 2025-09-01 00:21:42.008Z | 192.741° SSW |
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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