RADUGA 26, 21016
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RADUGA 26, 21016 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 20 Dec 1990 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.8 m
Radar Cross Section
16.975 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 RADUGA 26
1 21016U 90112A 25365.48025044 -.00000113 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 21016 12.9852 339.0806 0002349 125.0807 246.4321 1.00222876128583Epoch: 2025-12-31T11:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-31T11:31:33.638Z)
Latitude
2.56706°
Longitude
77.23405°
Altitude
35,803.528 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 21m 05s
True Declination
2° 33' 52"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:22:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,811.21 km
Perigee altitude
35,791.395 km
Semi-major axis
42,179.439 km
Eccentricity
0.00023
Inclination
12.9852°
RAAN
339.0806°
Arg. of periapsis
125.0807°
True anomaly
246.40743°
Mean anomaly
246.4321°
Eccentric anomaly
246.41977°
Mean motion
0.25055 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.85 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #112 in the year 1990 (1990-12-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.RADUGA 26 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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