Showing default

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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/829?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/829?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

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 (62 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)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 3
1 00829U 64038A   26119.47764411  .00000623  00000-0  18199-3 0  9995
2 00829  60.8129 268.3619 2939847 335.9879  12.7396  9.21190341 10962

Epoch: 2026-04-29T11:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T11:27:48.451Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-121.02803°

Altitude

547.104 km

Speed

8.584 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 53m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:55:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,059.304 km

Perigee altitude

407.897 km

Semi-major axis

9,611.737 km

Eccentricity

0.29398

Inclination

60.8129°

RAAN

268.3619°

Arg. of periapsis

335.9879°

True anomaly

24.10263°

Mean anomaly

12.7396°

Eccentric anomaly

17.92324°

Mean motion

2.30325 °/min

Orbital period

156.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00018199

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

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

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 831

ELEKTRON 4, 830 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 29008

SL-3 R/B, 832 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5892 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5893 (Decayed)

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

ELEKTRON 3 Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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.
57 mins	2026-04-29 22:30:43.870Z	315.408° NNW	2026-04-29 22:56:43.870Z	257.249° W	34.129°	2026-04-29 23:27:43.870Z	199.247° SSW
17 mins	2026-04-30 11:01:43.870Z	169.743° S	2026-04-30 11:05:43.870Z	110.102° ESE	35.713°	2026-04-30 11:18:43.870Z	42.011° NE
27 mins	2026-04-30 13:42:43.870Z	272.811° WNW	2026-04-30 13:49:43.870Z	340.235° N	35.687°	2026-04-30 14:09:43.870Z	45.873° ENE
46 mins	2026-04-30 16:27:43.870Z	312.859° NW	2026-04-30 16:41:43.870Z	17.813° NNE	33.951°	2026-04-30 17:13:43.870Z	86.154° E
62 mins	2026-04-30 19:11:43.870Z	321.267° NNW	2026-04-30 19:34:43.870Z	45.637° ENE	44.171°	2026-04-30 20:13:43.870Z	138.697° SSE

Items per page:

1–5 of 5 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out ELEKTRON 3, 829 on other resources

View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on Heavens-Above

View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on Keep Track

View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on Celestrak

View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

ELEKTRON 3, 829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T11:27:48.451Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

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

ELEKTRON 3 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out ELEKTRON 3, 829 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 10 hours ago