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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

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 (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

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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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	2025-04-30 10:01:15.461Z	198.75° SSW	2025-04-30 21:01:15.461Z	209.208° SW	38.244°	2025-05-01 10:01:15.461Z	199.369° SSW

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