LUCH, 23426
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LUCH, 23426 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 16 Dec 1994 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2 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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LUCH details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 2 Pan + 2 Dish, 16 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 40.926 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 LUCH
1 23426U 94082A 24301.93272485 -.00000130 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 23426 14.7979 359.2302 0008569 191.1807 168.7918 1.00270746109271Epoch: 2024-10-27T22:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-27T22:23:07.427Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -13.34338° |
| Altitude | 35,822.009 km |
| Speed | 3.072 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 56m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 12.76069° |
| Longitude | 107.67459° |
| Altitude | 35,774.18 km |
| Speed | 3.076 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 27m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | 7° 09' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:54 |
| Azimuth | 78.571° E |
| Elevation | -2.423° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,823.986 km |
| Perigee | 35,751.722 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,165.991 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008569 |
| Inclination | 14.7979° |
| RAAN | 359.2302° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 191.1807° |
| True anomaly | 168.81087° |
| Mean anomaly | 168.7918° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 168.80134° |
| Mean motion | 0.25067 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1436.16 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 1994 (1994-12-16 UTC)
| LUCH, 23426 |
| SL-12 R/B(1), 23427 (Decayed) |
| SL-12 PLAT, 23428 (Decayed) |
| SL-12 R/B(2), 23429 |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23430 (Decayed) |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23452 (Decayed) |
| LUCH DEB, 44582 |
LUCH Visibility forecast
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