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RADUGA 17, 16250

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RADUGA 17, 16250 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Nov 1985 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
16250, 1985-107A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
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)
1985-11-15 (39 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 14 hours ago
0 RADUGA 17
1 16250U 85107A   25128.64329635  .00000021  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 16250  10.2939 320.9567 0013172 218.2446 154.5862  1.00132365147625
Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:26:20.804Z)
Latitude
2.30628°
Longitude
-124.64245°
Altitude
35,875.128 km
Speed
3.07 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 14m 37s
True Declination
2° 18' 14"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-7.12228°
Longitude
85.9631°
Altitude
35,771.068 km
Speed
3.077 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 06m 40s
Apparent Declination
-14° 00' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:37:33
Azimuth
206.254° SW
Elevation
32.086°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,882.337 km
Perigee altitude
35,771.152 km
Semi-major axis
42,204.881 km
Eccentricity
0.0013172
Inclination
10.2939°
RAAN
320.9567°
Arg. of periapsis
218.2446°
True anomaly
154.65088°
Mean anomaly
154.5862°
Eccentric anomaly
154.61855°
Mean motion
0.25032 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1438.15 mins
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RADUGA 17 Visibility forecast

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1440 mins2025-05-09 05:28:52.802Z206.246° SW2025-05-09 20:42:52.802Z216.549° SW37.391°2025-05-10 05:28:52.802Z206.827° SW
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