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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 LUCH 1
1 23680U 95054A 25241.89867814 -.00000131 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 23680 14.9924 1.5422 0008566 149.5616 228.3192 1.00274581109433Epoch: 2025-08-29T21:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T21:34:05.791Z)
Latitude
4.53215°
Longitude
76.89951°
Altitude
35,809.082 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 15m 03s
True Declination
4° 31' 39"
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
16:00:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,822.895 km
Perigee altitude
35,750.658 km
Semi-major axis
42,164.914 km
Eccentricity
0.00086
Inclination
14.9924°
RAAN
1.5422°
Arg. of periapsis
149.5616°
True anomaly
228.24594°
Mean anomaly
228.3192°
Eccentric anomaly
228.28257°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.1 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1995 (1995-10-11 UTC)
LUCH 1 Visibility
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