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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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 METEOR 3M
1 27001U 01056A   26070.48031022 -.00000012  00000-0  40382-4 0  9992
2 27001  99.8222 255.1253 0014354  88.0612 301.5077 13.69036990211518

Epoch: 2026-03-11T11:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-11T11:31:38.803Z)

Latitude

29.00287°

Longitude

-92.40931°

Altitude

1,001.004 km

Speed

7.357 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 38m 35s

True Declination

28° 51' 43"

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

12:12:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,010.904 km

Perigee altitude

989.722 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.45 km

Eccentricity

0.00144

Inclination

99.8222°

RAAN

255.1253°

Arg. of periapsis

88.0612°

True anomaly

301.36733°

Mean anomaly

301.5077°

Eccentric anomaly

301.43753°

Mean motion

3.42449 °/min

Orbital period

105.13 mins

BSTAR

0.000040382

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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.
5 mins	2026-03-12 10:23:07.624Z	80.144° E	2026-03-12 10:25:07.624Z	59.998° ENE	13.759°	2026-03-12 10:28:07.624Z	29.541° NE
11 mins	2026-03-12 12:03:07.624Z	161.137° S	2026-03-12 12:08:07.624Z	119.235° SE	44.846°	2026-03-12 12:14:07.624Z	346.181° N
4 mins	2026-03-12 13:51:07.624Z	253.952° W	2026-03-12 13:53:07.624Z	274.578° WNW	12.928°	2026-03-12 13:55:07.624Z	294.262° NW
10 mins	2026-03-13 00:49:07.624Z	25.737° NE	2026-03-13 00:54:07.624Z	106.665° ESE	40.69°	2026-03-13 00:59:07.624Z	179.1° S
7 mins	2026-03-13 02:34:07.624Z	336.594° NNW	2026-03-13 02:37:07.624Z	300.742° NW	21.152°	2026-03-13 02:41:07.624Z	255.355° W

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METEOR 3M, 27001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-11T11:31:38.803Z)

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