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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

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)

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

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

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1995 (1995-10-11 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 23681 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 23682 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 23683

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23684 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23685 (Decayed)

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