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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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 1
1 00746U 64006A   25128.91216741  .00002483  00000-0  63383-3 0  9995
2 00746  60.8741  15.8849 3009230 123.4298 269.1176  9.09370433 30447

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:53:31.264Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-179.47123°

Altitude

4,188.834 km

Speed

5.861 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 03m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-32.59611°

Longitude

159.29999°

Altitude

5,969.622 km

Speed

4.846 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 14m 38s

Apparent Declination

-35° 41' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:32:19

Azimuth

80.744° E

Elevation

-74.119°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,234.112 km

Perigee altitude

399.307 km

Semi-major axis

9,694.847 km

Eccentricity

0.300923

Inclination

60.8741°

RAAN

15.8849°

Arg. of periapsis

123.4298°

True anomaly

236.65554°

Mean anomaly

269.1176°

Eccentric anomaly

252.6596°

Mean motion

2.27369 °/min

BSTAR

0.00063383

Orbital period

158.33 mins

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SL-3 DEB, 25278 (Decayed)

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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.
25 mins	2025-05-09 16:19:40.144Z	172.167° S	2025-05-09 16:36:40.144Z	120.795° SE	27.883°	2025-05-09 16:44:40.144Z	65.408° ENE
21 mins	2025-05-09 19:06:40.144Z	229.051° WSW	2025-05-09 19:21:40.144Z	297.947° NW	41.358°	2025-05-09 19:27:40.144Z	26.864° NE
4 mins	2025-05-10 03:37:40.144Z	266.296° W	2025-05-10 03:38:40.144Z	233.172° WSW	23.358°	2025-05-10 03:41:40.144Z	177.192° S

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