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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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 ELEKTRON 3
1 00829U 64038A   26027.95900716  .00003215  00000-0  87832-3 0  9996
2 00829  60.8221  35.0903 2940632 311.4297  26.8120  9.20888535  2530

Epoch: 2026-01-27T23:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T23:00:58.218Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-77.38522°

Altitude

978.256 km

Speed

8.182 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 20m 21s

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

23:25:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,062.775 km

Perigee altitude

408.624 km

Semi-major axis

9,613.836 km

Eccentricity

0.29406

Inclination

60.8221°

RAAN

35.0903°

Arg. of periapsis

311.4297°

True anomaly

48.66386°

Mean anomaly

26.812°

Eccentric anomaly

36.9369°

Mean motion

2.30249 °/min

Orbital period

156.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00087832

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

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 831

ELEKTRON 4, 830 (Decayed)

SL-3 R/B, 832 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5892 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 5893 (Decayed)

ELEKTRON 3 DEB, 29008

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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.
26 mins	2026-01-30 00:37:17.528Z	160.138° S	2026-01-30 00:45:17.528Z	95.645° ESE	32.148°	2026-01-30 01:03:17.528Z	41.232° NE
39 mins	2026-01-30 03:17:17.528Z	245.213° WSW	2026-01-30 03:27:17.528Z	322.88° NNW	41.965°	2026-01-30 03:56:17.528Z	44.697° NE
55 mins	2026-01-30 06:03:17.528Z	296.35° NW	2026-01-30 06:22:17.528Z	6.614° NNE	35.573°	2026-01-30 06:58:17.528Z	77.545° E
65 mins	2026-01-30 08:51:17.528Z	317.91° NNW	2026-01-30 09:21:17.528Z	46.044° ENE	43.063°	2026-01-30 09:56:17.528Z	127.885° SE
61 mins	2026-01-30 11:38:17.528Z	319.623° NNW	2026-01-30 12:10:17.528Z	252.05° W	40.782°	2026-01-30 12:39:17.528Z	181.92° SSW
28 mins	2026-01-30 14:33:17.528Z	302.606° NW	2026-01-30 14:47:17.528Z	279.931° WNW	14.508°	2026-01-30 15:01:17.528Z	255.534° W

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ELEKTRON 3, 829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T23:00:58.218Z)

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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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