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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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 ELEKTRON 3
1 00829U 64038A   25128.43688086  .00000974  00000-0  26710-3 0  9990
2 00829  60.8274  41.0414 2948105 240.5660  86.9568  9.20161841978170

Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:29:06.506Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

17.25688°

Altitude

3,899.201 km

Speed

6.013 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 44m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

47.00034°

Longitude

52.81494°

Altitude

6,070.425 km

Speed

4.759 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 49m 39s

Apparent Declination

22° 34' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:30:38

Azimuth

326.03° NNW

Elevation

-19.603°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,076.512 km

Perigee altitude

405.008 km

Semi-major axis

9,618.897 km

Eccentricity

0.2948105

Inclination

60.8274°

RAAN

41.0414°

Arg. of periapsis

240.566°

True anomaly

119.52054°

Mean anomaly

86.9568°

Eccentric anomaly

103.38909°

Mean motion

2.30067 °/min

BSTAR

0.0002671

Orbital period

156.48 mins

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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.
34 mins	2025-05-09 05:49:58.823Z	320.283° NNW	2025-05-09 06:13:58.823Z	256.341° W	35.81°	2025-05-09 06:23:58.823Z	190.754° SSW
56 mins	2025-05-09 17:47:58.823Z	163.054° S	2025-05-09 18:10:58.823Z	100.488° ESE	36.686°	2025-05-09 18:43:58.823Z	40.029° NE
65 mins	2025-05-09 20:27:58.823Z	223.345° SW	2025-05-09 20:56:58.823Z	307.669° NW	44.379°	2025-05-09 21:32:58.823Z	42.217° NE
62 mins	2025-05-09 23:20:58.823Z	275.322° WNW	2025-05-09 23:56:58.823Z	349.676° N	37.068°	2025-05-10 00:22:58.823Z	63.367° ENE
49 mins	2025-05-10 02:21:58.823Z	311.463° NW	2025-05-10 02:55:58.823Z	32.022° NE	40.812°	2025-05-10 03:10:58.823Z	109.201° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-10 05:16:58.823Z	320.485° NNW	2025-05-10 05:21:58.823Z	318.163° NNW	18.655°	2025-05-10 05:21:58.823Z	318.163° NNW

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