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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
23426, 1994-082A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update1 day ago
Origin
Flag of CISVKS (CIS)
ManufacturerNPO PM
MissionDefense Communications
Bus & MotorKAUR-4 AL'TAIR, Unknown motor
Mass2,400 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1994-12-16 (30 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PROTON-K/DM-2
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBRCyl + 2 Pan + 2 Dish, 16 m
Radar Cross Section40.926 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 LUCH
1 23426U 94082A   24324.87005682 -.00000137  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 23426  14.7956 359.0557 0008348 198.4771 161.4764  1.00269496109506
Epoch: 2024-11-19T20:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-19T20:52:52.909Z)
Latitude
Longitude-13.56563°
Altitude35,820.13 km
Speed3.072 km/s
True Right ascension23h 56m 06s
True Declination0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude0.67995°
Longitude163.8543°
Altitude35,753.951 km
Speed3.077 km/s
Apparent Right ascension12h 12m 13s
Apparent Declination-4° 47' 54"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time05:39:31
Azimuth88.444° E
Elevation-9.345°
Doppler factor1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude35,823.405 km
Perigee altitude35,753.004 km
Semi-major axis42,166.342 km
Eccentricity0.0008348
Inclination14.7956°
RAAN359.0557°
Arg. of periapsis198.4771°
True anomaly161.50676°
Mean anomaly161.4764°
Eccentric anomaly161.49158°
Mean motion0.25067 °/min
BSTARUnknown
Orbital period1436.18 mins
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