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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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, 4.8 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   25259.38725416  .00000019  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 16250  10.0738 320.0772 0014962 224.6294 131.6952  1.00183222148927

Epoch: 2025-09-16T09:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T09:17:38.759Z)

Latitude

-0.62054°

Longitude

-178.39305°

Altitude

35,853.366 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 06m 23s

True Declination

0° 37' 12"

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

19:14:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,875.588 km

Perigee altitude

35,749.337 km

Semi-major axis

42,190.6 km

Eccentricity

0.0015

Inclination

10.0738°

RAAN

320.0772°

Arg. of periapsis

224.6294°

True anomaly

131.82306°

Mean anomaly

131.6952°

Eccentric anomaly

131.75915°

Mean motion

0.25045 °/min

Orbital period

1,437.42 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

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RADUGA 17, 16250

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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