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RADUGA 18, 16497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RADUGA 18, 16497 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 17 Jan 1986 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

16497, 1986-007A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

17 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)

1986-01-17 (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 17 hours ago

0 RADUGA 18
1 16497U 86007A   25181.67001391 -.00000274  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 16497  11.0877 323.4343 0072559 192.2571 159.2419  0.98815745142386

Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:04:49.201Z)

Latitude

-1.58679°

Longitude

155.18223°

Altitude

36,488.651 km

Speed

3.039 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 01m 27s

True Declination

-1° 35' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-9.29077°

Longitude

39.71043°

Altitude

35,981.631 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 54m 16s

Apparent Declination

-14° 09' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:14:11

Azimuth

271.572° WNW

Elevation

-24.271°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,509.731 km

Perigee altitude

35,891.835 km

Semi-major axis

42,578.92 km

Eccentricity

0.00726

Inclination

11.0877°

RAAN

323.4343°

Arg. of periapsis

192.2571°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

159.2419°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24703 °/min

Orbital period

1,457.31 mins

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1986 (1986-01-17 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 16498 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 16499 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 16500 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 16501 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 16870

RADUGA 18 Visibility

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