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RADUGA 9, 12618

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RADUGA 9, 12618 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Jul 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

12618, 1981-069A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

RADUGA, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

1981-07-30 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 9.5 m

Radar Cross Section

16.975 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 RADUGA 9
1 12618U 81069A   25181.88576686 -.00000313  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 12618   7.4195 296.5900 0002671 184.5199 216.7012  1.00335109 43828

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:15:30.256Z)

Latitude

4.87682°

Longitude

99.4874°

Altitude

35,776.909 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 30m 12s

True Declination

4° 52' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.27545°

Longitude

-86.3962°

Altitude

35,759.406 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 56m 33s

Apparent Declination

-8° 48' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:27:37

Azimuth

321.461° NNW

Elevation

-53.116°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,781.155 km

Perigee altitude

35,758.639 km

Semi-major axis

42,148.034 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

7.4195°

RAAN

296.59°

Arg. of periapsis

184.5199°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

216.7012°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25083 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.24 mins

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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 1981 (1981-07-30 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 12619 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 12620 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 12633 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 12634 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 12850

RADUGA 9 Visibility

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