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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

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

Energia (CIS)

Manufacturer

OKB-1

Mission

Civil Science

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

Cyl + 6 Pan, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

2.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 3
1 00829U 64038A   25224.16475091  .00001277  00000-0  35113-3 0  9991
2 00829  60.8205 268.6232 2945537 266.2532  60.1595  9.20335599986983

Epoch: 2025-08-12T03:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T03:57:14.478Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-111.54845°

Altitude

2,583.765 km

Speed

6.895 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 54m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.04291°

Longitude

-140.55836°

Altitude

935.509 km

Speed

8.227 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 38m 12s

Apparent Declination

-80° 14' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:00:11

Azimuth

168.696° S

Elevation

-35.936°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,072.475 km

Perigee altitude

406.625 km

Semi-major axis

9,617.687 km

Eccentricity

0.29455

Inclination

60.8205°

RAAN

268.6232°

Arg. of periapsis

266.2532°

True anomaly

93.83946°

Mean anomaly

60.1595°

Eccentric anomaly

76.57502°

Mean motion

2.30111 °/min

Orbital period

156.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00035113

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

ELEKTRON 4, 830 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 831

SL-3 R/B, 832 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5892 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5893 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 29008

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.
12 mins	2025-08-13 01:05:50.123Z	84.962° E	2025-08-13 01:10:50.123Z	73.806° E	11.147°	2025-08-13 01:17:50.123Z	60.385° ENE
51 mins	2025-08-13 03:28:50.123Z	175.307° S	2025-08-13 03:45:50.123Z	102.461° ESE	40.158°	2025-08-13 04:19:50.123Z	38.677° NE
62 mins	2025-08-13 06:09:50.123Z	239.784° WSW	2025-08-13 06:32:50.123Z	320.11° NNW	42.706°	2025-08-13 07:11:50.123Z	47.238° ENE
64 mins	2025-08-13 09:01:50.123Z	288.951° WNW	2025-08-13 09:34:50.123Z	1.496° NNE	37.369°	2025-08-13 10:05:50.123Z	77.305° E
59 mins	2025-08-13 11:56:50.123Z	315.502° NNW	2025-08-13 12:34:50.123Z	40.09° NE	43.822°	2025-08-13 12:55:50.123Z	129.292° SE
45 mins	2025-08-13 14:49:50.123Z	320.545° NNW	2025-08-13 15:19:50.123Z	260.172° W	36.067°	2025-08-13 15:34:50.123Z	195.678° SSW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out ELEKTRON 3, 829 on other resources

View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on Keep Track

View ELEKTRON 3, 829 on Celestrak

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