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LUCH, 23426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LUCH, 23426 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 16 Dec 1994 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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Identifier

23426, 1994-082A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

KAUR-4 AL'TAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

2,400 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1994-12-16 (31 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan + 2 Dish, 8.0 m

Radar Cross Section

40.926 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 LUCH
1 23426U 94082A   25254.09302521 -.00000227  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 23426  14.7719 356.7551 0008813 197.3146 162.6855  1.00241128112467

Epoch: 2025-09-11T02:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-11T02:13:57.378Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-27.08499°

Altitude

35,830.396 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 47m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in partial shadow 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

19:41:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,833.328 km

Perigee altitude

35,758.992 km

Semi-major axis

42,174.297 km

Eccentricity

0.00088

Inclination

14.7719°

RAAN

356.7551°

Arg. of periapsis

197.3146°

True anomaly

162.71552°

Mean anomaly

162.6855°

Eccentric anomaly

162.70052°

Mean motion

0.25059 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.58 mins

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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 1994 (1994-12-16 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 23427 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 23428 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 23429

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23430 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23452 (Decayed)

LUCH DEB, 44582

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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.
88 mins	2025-09-13 06:48:36.208Z	87.273° E	2025-09-13 07:33:36.208Z	86.478° E	10.186°	2025-09-13 08:16:36.208Z	86.138° E

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LUCH, 23426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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