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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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RADUGA 9 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 2 Pan, 9.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 16.975 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 RADUGA 9
1 12618U 81069A 25035.76668492 .00000054 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 12618 7.7632 297.9290 0000944 178.2873 353.1229 1.00347240123345Epoch: 2025-02-04T18:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T18:24:01.577Z)
| Latitude | 1.16426° |
| Longitude | 58.27205° |
| Altitude | 35,760.859 km |
| Speed | 3.076 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 17m 47s |
| True Declination | 1° 09' 47" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 7.34587° |
| Longitude | -4.25956° |
| Altitude | 35,762.887 km |
| Speed | 3.076 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 14m 26s |
| Apparent Declination | 1° 36' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:12:54 |
| Azimuth | 21.445° NNE |
| Elevation | -46.367° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 35,770.476 km |
| Perigee altitude | 35,762.519 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,144.635 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0000944 |
| Inclination | 7.7632° |
| RAAN | 297.929° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 178.2873° |
| True anomaly | 353.1216° |
| Mean anomaly | 353.1229° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 353.12225° |
| Mean motion | 0.25086 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 1435.07 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 1981 (1981-07-30 UTC)
| RADUGA 9, 12618 |
| 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 |
RADUGA 9 Visibility forecast
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