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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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 METEOR 3M
1 27001U 01056A   25324.27835213 -.00000005  00000-0  48179-4 0  9998
2 27001  99.8157 141.9155 0013808  14.5490 158.2209 13.69028313196290

Epoch: 2025-11-20T06:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-20T06:40:49.624Z)

Latitude

6.99541°

Longitude

163.38085°

Altitude

1,014.703 km

Speed

7.34 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 32m 30s

True Declination

6° 57' 19"

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

13:23:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,010.532 km

Perigee altitude

990.155 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.481 km

Eccentricity

0.00138

Inclination

99.8157°

RAAN

141.9155°

Arg. of periapsis

14.549°

True anomaly

158.27951°

Mean anomaly

158.2209°

Eccentric anomaly

158.25022°

Mean motion

3.42447 °/min

Orbital period

105.13 mins

BSTAR

0.000048179

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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	2025-11-20 23:59:05.639Z	38.278° NE	2025-11-21 00:04:05.639Z	97.14° ESE	27.296°	2025-11-21 00:09:05.639Z	155.302° SSE
10 mins	2025-11-21 01:43:05.639Z	356.546° N	2025-11-21 01:48:05.639Z	286.423° WNW	33.455°	2025-11-21 01:53:05.639Z	227.144° WSW
4 mins	2025-11-21 10:07:05.639Z	70.738° E	2025-11-21 10:08:05.639Z	60.506° ENE	13.101°	2025-11-21 10:11:05.639Z	30.442° NE
10 mins	2025-11-21 11:47:05.639Z	158.603° S	2025-11-21 11:51:05.639Z	110.202° ESE	44.592°	2025-11-21 11:57:05.639Z	347.109° N
4 mins	2025-11-21 13:34:05.639Z	252.907° W	2025-11-21 13:36:05.639Z	274.042° WNW	13.654°	2025-11-21 13:38:05.639Z	294.201° NW

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METEOR 3M, 27001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-20T06:40:49.624Z)

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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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