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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

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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, 16 m

Radar Cross Section

40.926 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 LUCH
1 23426U 94082A   25194.24323692 -.00000186  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 23426  14.7764 357.2249 0007593 183.1035 176.9331  1.00252268111868

Epoch: 2025-07-13T05:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T05:50:15.669Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-21.68096°

Altitude

35,823.479 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 49m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.92868°

Longitude

-141.3394°

Altitude

35,777.603 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 17m 46s

Apparent Declination

-18° 19' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:20:06

Azimuth

104.603° ESE

Elevation

-11.204°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,825.056 km

Perigee altitude

35,761.015 km

Semi-major axis

42,171.173 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

14.7764°

RAAN

357.2249°

Arg. of periapsis

183.1035°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

176.9331°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25062 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.42 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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