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RADUGA 9, 12618

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RADUGA 9, 12618 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Jul 1981 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM 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

12618, 1981-069A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

RADUGA, Unknown motor

Mass

1,965 kg wet, ~1,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-07-30 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

16.975 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 RADUGA 9
1 12618U 81069A   25260.03416868 -.00000382  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 12618   7.2397 295.8795 0002453 220.1796 324.6323  1.00295842 44602

Epoch: 2025-09-17T00:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T00:49:12.173Z)

Latitude

-0.61188°

Longitude

112.14061°

Altitude

35,770.982 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 02m 37s

True Declination

0° 36' 41"

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

16:38:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,791.24 km

Perigee altitude

35,770.556 km

Semi-major axis

42,159.035 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

7.2397°

RAAN

295.8795°

Arg. of periapsis

220.1796°

True anomaly

324.61603°

Mean anomaly

324.6323°

Eccentric anomaly

324.62416°

Mean motion

0.25073 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.8 mins

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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 1981 (1981-07-30 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 12619 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 12620 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 12633 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 12634 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 12850

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RADUGA 9, 12618

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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