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LUCH 5A, 37951

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LUCH 5A, 37951 is a payload satellite owned by Resehetnev ISS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Dec 2011 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M 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

37951, 2011-074B

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Federal Space Agency of Russia (Roscosmos) (RU)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

EKSPRESS-1000, AOCS

Mass

1,148 kg wet, 950 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2011-12-11 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-M/BRIZ-M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

3.585 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 LUCH 5A
1 37951U 11074B   25289.66023988 -.00000055  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 37951   8.1319  77.4271 0005176 143.8947 208.6714  1.00270525 50603

Epoch: 2025-10-16T15:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T15:50:44.725Z)

Latitude

-1.06293°

Longitude

166.91404°

Altitude

35,805.791 km

Speed

3.073 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 40m 04s

True Declination

-1° 03' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:38:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,809.812 km

Perigee altitude

35,766.162 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.124 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

8.1319°

RAAN

77.4271°

Arg. of periapsis

143.8947°

True anomaly

208.64296°

Mean anomaly

208.6714°

Eccentric anomaly

208.65718°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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BREEZE-M R/B, 37952

AMOS 5, 37950

BREEZE-M DEB (TANK), 37953 (Decayed)

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LUCH 5A, 37951

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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