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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
2 days 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 2 days ago
0 RADUGA 17
1 16250U 85107A   25118.44167391 -.00000006  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 16250  10.3113 321.0240 0012887 218.7754  76.5263  1.00130292147512
Epoch: 2025-04-28T10:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T10:36:00.625Z)
Latitude
-9.30185°
Longitude
-118.81763°
Altitude
35,814.686 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 07m 21s
True Declination
-9° 17' 33"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-9.82185°
Longitude
-126.6639°
Altitude
35,807.693 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 28m 11s
Apparent Declination
-16° 59' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:35:11
Azimuth
198.756° SSW
Elevation
30.99°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,881.717 km
Perigee altitude
35,772.936 km
Semi-major axis
42,205.464 km
Eccentricity
0.0012887
Inclination
10.3113°
RAAN
321.024°
Arg. of periapsis
218.7754°
True anomaly
76.66996°
Mean anomaly
76.5263°
Eccentric anomaly
76.59813°
Mean motion
0.25032 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1438.18 mins
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RADUGA 17 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
1440 mins2025-04-30 10:01:15.461Z198.75° SSW2025-04-30 21:01:15.461Z209.208° SW38.244°2025-05-01 10:01:15.461Z199.369° SSW
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