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ELEKTRON 3, 829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELEKTRON 3, 829 is a payload satellite owned by OKB-1 (CIS) that was launched on Fri, 10 Jul 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

829, 1964-038A

Orbit

Active

Country

CIS

Related business

Energia (RU)

Manufacturer

OKB-1

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

OBJECT D, Unknown motor

Mass

350 kg wet, 350 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-07-10 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8K72

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 3
1 00829U 64038A   25334.64077227  .00001111  00000-0  31879-3 0  9997
2 00829  60.8159 115.7958 2940197 295.8478  36.9007  9.20663659997153

Epoch: 2025-11-30T15:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-30T15:22:42.724Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

175.36604°

Altitude

1,413.171 km

Speed

7.804 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 43m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:49:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,064.384 km

Perigee altitude

410.148 km

Semi-major axis

9,615.403 km

Eccentricity

0.29402

Inclination

60.8159°

RAAN

115.7958°

Arg. of periapsis

295.8478°

True anomaly

64.24684°

Mean anomaly

36.9007°

Eccentric anomaly

49.7601°

Mean motion

2.30193 °/min

Orbital period

156.39 mins

BSTAR

0.00031879

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1964 (1964-07-10 UTC)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5892 (Decayed)

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ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 831

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5893 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 4, 830 (Decayed)

SL-3 R/B, 832 (Decayed)

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ELEKTRON 3 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.
59 mins	2025-11-30 21:20:44.815Z	320.95° NNW	2025-11-30 21:55:44.815Z	256.468° W	39.241°	2025-11-30 22:19:44.815Z	187.163° SSW
12 mins	2025-12-01 00:24:44.815Z	295.131° NW	2025-12-01 00:30:44.815Z	285.11° WNW	11.126°	2025-12-01 00:36:44.815Z	274.323° WNW
32 mins	2025-12-01 09:42:44.815Z	154.648° SSE	2025-12-01 09:52:44.815Z	94.459° ESE	31.961°	2025-12-01 10:14:44.815Z	40.707° NE
47 mins	2025-12-01 12:21:44.815Z	234.184° WSW	2025-12-01 12:34:44.815Z	318.195° NNW	43.659°	2025-12-01 13:08:44.815Z	44.02° NE
59 mins	2025-12-01 15:08:44.815Z	288.23° WNW	2025-12-01 15:30:44.815Z	358.277° N	36.656°	2025-12-01 16:07:44.815Z	72.618° E
66 mins	2025-12-01 17:58:44.815Z	314.735° NW	2025-12-01 18:32:44.815Z	40.135° NE	42.498°	2025-12-01 19:04:44.815Z	122.361° SE
22 mins	2025-12-01 20:47:44.815Z	320.639° NNW	2025-12-01 21:09:44.815Z	301.11° NW	37.235°	2025-12-01 21:09:44.815Z	301.11° NW

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ELEKTRON 3, 829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-30T15:22:42.724Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1964 (1964-07-10 UTC)

ELEKTRON 3 Visibility forecast

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