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 | 22 hours 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 22 hours ago
0 LUCH
1 23426U 94082A 24295.94908885 -.00000138 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 23426 14.7992 359.2774 0008941 191.0543 168.9129 1.00270241109219Epoch: 2024-10-21T22:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-21T22:46:41.276Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -13.2912° |
| Altitude | 35,823.689 km |
| Speed | 3.072 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 56m 59s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -7.49423° |
| Longitude | -43.13251° |
| Altitude | 35,816.04 km |
| Speed | 3.073 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 24m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -12° 43' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:46:47 |
| Azimuth | 94.006° ESE |
| Elevation | -15.242° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,825.697 km |
| Perigee | 35,750.295 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,166.133 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008941 |
| Inclination | 14.7992° |
| RAAN | 359.2774° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 191.0543° |
| True anomaly | 168.93258° |
| Mean anomaly | 168.9129° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 168.92274° |
| Mean motion | 0.25067 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1436.17 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
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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