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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

22 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, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

2.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 3
1 00829U 64038A   25185.81019792  .00000700  00000-0  19674-3 0  9995
2 00829  60.8271 321.6760 2947363 255.9825  69.9894  9.20250587983452

Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:26:41.1Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

106.94747°

Altitude

3,086.274 km

Speed

6.543 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 26m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

57.16248°

Longitude

165.28939°

Altitude

6,080.071 km

Speed

4.755 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 18m 22s

Apparent Declination

48° 32' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:59:59

Azimuth

315.01° NNW

Elevation

22.9°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,074.997 km

Perigee altitude

405.286 km

Semi-major axis

9,618.279 km

Eccentricity

0.29474

Inclination

60.8271°

RAAN

321.676°

Arg. of periapsis

255.9825°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

69.9894°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.3009 °/min

Orbital period

156.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00019674

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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.
50 mins	2025-07-05 17:04:40.638Z	314.955° NW	2025-07-05 17:33:40.638Z	26.27° NE	40.267°	2025-07-05 17:54:40.638Z	105.143° ESE
47 mins	2025-07-05 19:50:40.638Z	320.945° NNW	2025-07-05 20:23:40.638Z	243.477° WSW	43.173°	2025-07-05 20:37:40.638Z	167.05° S
19 mins	2025-07-05 22:48:40.638Z	306.299° NW	2025-07-05 22:59:40.638Z	281.288° WNW	15.013°	2025-07-05 23:07:40.638Z	255.058° W
45 mins	2025-07-06 08:01:40.638Z	138.582° SSE	2025-07-06 08:18:40.638Z	89.475° E	27.566°	2025-07-06 08:46:40.638Z	41.236° NE
62 mins	2025-07-06 10:36:40.638Z	207.215° SW	2025-07-06 10:59:40.638Z	110.752° ESE	44.94°	2025-07-06 11:38:40.638Z	40.5° NE
65 mins	2025-07-06 13:24:40.638Z	263.141° W	2025-07-06 13:55:40.638Z	340.196° N	39.061°	2025-07-06 14:29:40.638Z	57.227° ENE
43 mins	2025-07-06 16:21:40.638Z	303.939° NW	2025-07-06 16:58:40.638Z	20.603° NNE	39.131°	2025-07-06 17:04:40.638Z	49.085° ENE

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