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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

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)

1986-01-17 (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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 RADUGA 18
1 16497U 86007A   25348.70117602 -.00000190  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 16497  10.8176 322.3578 0070560 199.2334 171.6912  0.98815006144048

Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:49:41.608Z)

Latitude

2.06343°

Longitude

-2.85778°

Altitude

36,495.219 km

Speed

3.039 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 12m 42s

True Declination

2° 03' 41"

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

13:22:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,501.436 km

Perigee altitude

35,900.56 km

Semi-major axis

42,579.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00706

Inclination

10.8176°

RAAN

322.3578°

Arg. of periapsis

199.2334°

True anomaly

171.80703°

Mean anomaly

171.6912°

Eccentric anomaly

171.74922°

Mean motion

0.24703 °/min

Orbital period

1,457.32 mins

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

SL-12 R/B(2), 16870

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

SL-12 PLAT, 16499 (Decayed)

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

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

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RADUGA 18, 16497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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