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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (RU)

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, 7.0 m

Radar Cross Section

26.744 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 METEOR 3M
1 27001U 01056A   25330.99000248 -.00000017  00000-0  34572-4 0  9991
2 27001  99.8154 148.7470 0013600 357.5010 116.5178 13.69028746197215

Epoch: 2025-11-26T23:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-26T23:45:36.214Z)

Latitude

64.12441°

Longitude

-73.02387°

Altitude

1,018.519 km

Speed

7.346 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 18m 07s

True Declination

63° 59' 38"

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

15:40:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,010.377 km

Perigee altitude

990.307 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.479 km

Eccentricity

0.00136

Inclination

99.8154°

RAAN

148.747°

Arg. of periapsis

357.501°

True anomaly

116.65714°

Mean anomaly

116.5178°

Eccentric anomaly

116.58748°

Mean motion

3.42447 °/min

Orbital period

105.13 mins

BSTAR

0.000034572

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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.
10 mins	2025-11-28 00:21:48.184Z	30.91° NE	2025-11-28 00:26:48.184Z	100.088° ESE	35.917°	2025-11-28 00:31:48.184Z	169.129° S
8 mins	2025-11-28 02:06:48.184Z	341.645° N	2025-11-28 02:09:48.184Z	303.674° NW	25.626°	2025-11-28 02:14:48.184Z	243.497° WSW
7 mins	2025-11-28 10:27:48.184Z	93.618° ESE	2025-11-28 10:30:48.184Z	59.484° ENE	18.892°	2025-11-28 10:34:48.184Z	17.299° NNE
11 mins	2025-11-28 12:08:48.184Z	175.293° S	2025-11-28 12:13:48.184Z	250.322° W	42.908°	2025-11-28 12:19:48.184Z	339.613° N

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METEOR 3M, 27001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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