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METEOR 3M, 27001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 3M, 27001 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 10 Dec 2001 UTC via a ZENIT-2 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

27001, 2001-056A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (CIS)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-3, Unknown motor

Mass

2,476 kg wet, ~2,300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2001-12-10 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 14 m

Radar Cross Section

26.744 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 METEOR 3M
1 27001U 01056A   25184.44177367 -.00000008  00000-0  44694-4 0  9991
2 27001  99.8116 359.6139 0013746  12.2040  16.5130 13.69014933177169

Epoch: 2025-07-03T10:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T10:36:09.245Z)

Latitude

28.3472°

Longitude

-86.45882°

Altitude

996.781 km

Speed

7.361 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 37m 09s

True Declination

28° 12' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-65.96975°

Longitude

76.88305°

Altitude

1,033.546 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 40m 48s

Apparent Declination

-65° 45' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:16:31

Azimuth

206.441° SW

Elevation

-57.105°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,010.534 km

Perigee altitude

990.249 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.528 km

Eccentricity

0.00137

Inclination

99.8116°

RAAN

359.6139°

Arg. of periapsis

12.204°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

16.513°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42443 °/min

Orbital period

105.13 mins

BSTAR

0.000044694

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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2001 (2001-12-10 UTC)

METEOR 3M 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.
11 mins	2025-07-04 11:08:23.238Z	144.555° SSE	2025-07-04 11:13:23.238Z	70.921° E	40.235°	2025-07-04 11:19:23.238Z	353.368° N
7 mins	2025-07-04 12:54:23.238Z	229.991° WSW	2025-07-04 12:57:23.238Z	265.414° W	20.069°	2025-07-04 13:01:23.238Z	309.95° NW
10 mins	2025-07-04 23:54:23.238Z	35.877° NE	2025-07-04 23:59:23.238Z	106.092° ESE	32.179°	2025-07-05 00:04:23.238Z	164.653° S
9 mins	2025-07-05 01:38:23.238Z	349.971° N	2025-07-05 01:42:23.238Z	299.571° NW	28.851°	2025-07-05 01:47:23.238Z	237.224° WSW

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