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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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 16 hours ago
0 LUCH 1
1 23680U 95054A 26196.00123677 -.00000106 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 23680 15.0382 359.0183 0006708 145.6372 221.9843 1.00268644112631Epoch: 2026-07-15T00:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-15T00:01:46.856Z)
Latitude
1.95442°
Longitude
73.02454°
Altitude
35,807.785 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 25m 19s
True Declination
1° 57' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:01:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,816.726 km
Perigee altitude
35,760.155 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.577 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
15.0382°
RAAN
359.0183°
Arg. of periapsis
145.6372°
True anomaly
221.93291°
Mean anomaly
221.9843°
Eccentric anomaly
221.9586°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.19 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1995 (1995-10-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.LUCH 1 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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