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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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LUCH details

Identifier	23426, 1994-082A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	2 days ago
Origin	VKS (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 (30 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   25013.72108994 -.00000143  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 23426  14.7909 358.6309 0006711 207.7889 152.1952  1.00267432110056

Epoch: 2025-01-13T17:18Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-13T17:18:22.17Z)

Latitude	0°
Longitude	-14.37051°
Altitude	35,812.256 km
Speed	3.073 km/s
True Right ascension	23h 54m 38s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	14.69253°
Longitude	83.01104°
Altitude	35,796.753 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	06h 51m 30s
Apparent Declination	9° 07' 50"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	00:20:46
Azimuth	78.09° E
Elevation	0.036°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,817.082 km
Perigee altitude	35,760.485 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.921 km
Eccentricity	0.0006711
Inclination	14.7909°
RAAN	358.6309°
Arg. of periapsis	207.7889°
True anomaly	152.23105°
Mean anomaly	152.1952°
Eccentric anomaly	152.21313°
Mean motion	0.25066 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.21 mins