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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

9 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)

1985-11-15 (40 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 9 hours ago

0 RADUGA 17
1 16250U 85107A   25186.53474362  .00000136  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 16250  10.1945 320.5667 0014385 218.5296 145.5679  1.00153745148207

Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:50:01.848Z)

Latitude

0.73113°

Longitude

-151.61034°

Altitude

35,869.051 km

Speed

3.07 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 38m 40s

True Declination

0° 43' 49"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.34503°

Longitude

-13.75953°

Altitude

35,804.905 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 29m 02s

Apparent Declination

0° 52' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:55:38

Azimuth

243.763° WSW

Elevation

29.049°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,881.442 km

Perigee altitude

35,760.036 km

Semi-major axis

42,198.876 km

Eccentricity

0.00144

Inclination

10.1945°

RAAN

320.5667°

Arg. of periapsis

218.5296°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

145.5679°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25038 °/min

Orbital period

1,437.84 mins

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Other satellites on launch #107 in the year 1985 (1985-11-15 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 16251 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 16252 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 16254 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 16255 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 16339

RADUGA 17 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	2025-07-05 21:59:31.761Z	243.747° WSW	2025-07-06 18:48:31.761Z	247.824° W	27.548°	2025-07-06 21:59:31.761Z	244.062° WSW

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