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RADUGA 8, 12351

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RADUGA 8, 12351 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Mar 1981 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM 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

12351, 1981-027A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

RADUGA, Unknown motor

Mass

1,965 kg wet, ~1,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-03-18 (45 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM

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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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 RADUGA 8
1 12351U 81027A   26071.75861044  .00000082  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 12351   6.5245 290.3318 0079798 272.2347 103.3172  1.00399742121588

Epoch: 2026-03-12T18:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T18:12:23.942Z)

Latitude

1.85085°

Longitude

-136.80283°

Altitude

35,831.643 km

Speed

3.07 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 26m 48s

True Declination

1° 50' 56"

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

12:54:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,088.002 km

Perigee altitude

35,415.625 km

Semi-major axis

42,129.95 km

Eccentricity

0.00798

Inclination

6.5245°

RAAN

290.3318°

Arg. of periapsis

272.2347°

True anomaly

104.20495°

Mean anomaly

103.3172°

Eccentric anomaly

103.76128°

Mean motion

0.25099 °/min

Orbital period

1,434.32 mins

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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 1981 (1981-03-18 UTC)

SL-12 PLAT, 12352 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 12397 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 12396 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 14194

SL-12 R/B(1), 12353 (Decayed)

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RADUGA 8 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.
1440 mins	2026-03-13 08:31:05.460Z	221.958° SW	2026-03-13 22:56:05.460Z	229.103° WSW	32.397°	2026-03-14 08:31:05.460Z	221.384° SW

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RADUGA 8, 12351

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T18:12:23.942Z)

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