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RADUGA 17, 16250

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RADUGA 17, 16250 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Nov 1985 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	16250, 1985-107A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	20 hours ago
Origin	KVR (CIS)
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)	1985-11-15 (39 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, 9.5 m
Radar Cross Section	16.975 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 RADUGA 17
1 16250U 85107A   25089.48494869 -.00000099  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 16250  10.3608 321.2125 0012556 221.1463  75.9945  1.00127588147225

Epoch: 2025-03-30T11:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-30T11:38:19.566Z)

Latitude	-9.18473°
Longitude	-103.78506°
Altitude	35,815.45 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	17h 15m 38s
True Declination	-9° 10' 32"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-9.084°
Longitude	-160.51468°
Altitude	35,778.266 km
Speed	3.077 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 28m 44s
Apparent Declination	-16° 16' 14"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	13:28:37
Azimuth	179.969° S
Elevation	33.813°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,881.08 km
Perigee altitude	35,775.092 km
Semi-major axis	42,206.223 km
Eccentricity	0.0012556
Inclination	10.3608°
RAAN	321.2125°
Arg. of periapsis	221.1463°
True anomaly	76.13416°
Mean anomaly	75.9945°
Eccentric anomaly	76.06432°
Mean motion	0.25031 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1438.22 mins