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LUCH 1, 23680

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LUCH 1, 23680 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 11 Oct 1995 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
23680, 1995-054A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
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)
1995-10-11 (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, 8.0 m
Radar Cross Section
40.926 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 LUCH 1
1 23680U 95054A   25199.87748422 -.00000135  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 23680  14.9854   1.8770 0008521 139.7870 188.2741  1.00276529109009
Epoch: 2025-07-18T21:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T21:03:34.636Z)
Latitude
-7.88104°
Longitude
77.98399°
Altitude
35,821.855 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 03m 12s
True Declination
-7° 52' 23"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-11.75626°
Longitude
-19.99692°
Altitude
35,788.653 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 30m 41s
Apparent Declination
-15° 19' 24"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:25:45
Azimuth
357.138° N
Elevation
-65.384°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,822.159 km
Perigee altitude
35,750.302 km
Semi-major axis
42,164.368 km
Eccentricity
0.00085
Inclination
14.9854°
RAAN
1.877°
Arg. of periapsis
139.787°
True anomaly
188.26006°
Mean anomaly
188.2741°
Eccentric anomaly
188.26708°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.08 mins
BSTAR
0
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