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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 (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)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 3
1   829U 64038A   26092.88232308  .00001447  00000-0  40665-3 0  9993
2   829  60.8168 305.2023 2938650 328.8475  16.6713  9.21154649  8514

Epoch: 2026-04-02T21:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T21:10:32.714Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

156.34156°

Altitude

642.561 km

Speed

8.492 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 20m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

06:27:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,058.474 km

Perigee altitude

409.222 km

Semi-major axis

9,611.985 km

Eccentricity

0.29387

Inclination

60.8168°

RAAN

305.2023°

Arg. of periapsis

328.8475°

True anomaly

31.24391°

Mean anomaly

16.6713°

Eccentric anomaly

23.34272°

Mean motion

2.30316 °/min

Orbital period

156.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00040665

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

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5893 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5892 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 4, 830 (Decayed)

SL-3 R/B, 832 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 29008

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 831

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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.
40 mins	2026-04-03 00:42:10.110Z	323.193° NNW	2026-04-03 00:46:10.110Z	180.507° SSW	44.994°	2026-04-03 01:22:10.110Z	152.386° SSE
54 mins	2026-04-03 03:05:10.110Z	313.555° NW	2026-04-03 03:30:10.110Z	262.742° W	31.155°	2026-04-03 03:59:10.110Z	207.528° SW
22 mins	2026-04-03 15:31:10.110Z	188.325° SSW	2026-04-03 15:37:10.110Z	104.082° ESE	40.916°	2026-04-03 15:53:10.110Z	40.098° NE
33 mins	2026-04-03 18:13:10.110Z	273.557° WNW	2026-04-03 18:22:10.110Z	341.753° N	35.741°	2026-04-03 18:46:10.110Z	49.738° ENE
52 mins	2026-04-03 20:59:10.110Z	312.223° NW	2026-04-03 21:16:10.110Z	20.59° NNE	35.822°	2026-04-03 21:51:10.110Z	92.487° ESE
58 mins	2026-04-03 23:44:10.110Z	320.983° NNW	2026-04-04 00:10:10.110Z	47.975° ENE	44.764°	2026-04-04 00:42:10.110Z	143.254° SSE

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ELEKTRON 3, 829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T21:10:32.714Z)

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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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