RADUGA 8

Launch Details
Launched 17 March 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Raduga
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 12351
COSPAR ID 1981-027A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.271°
Eccentricity 0.00796
RA ascending node 19.559 hr
Argument perigee 261.258°
Mean anomaly 120.811°
Orbital period 1434.531 min
Epoch of osculation 07 May 2025, 21:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35427.7 km
Mean Altitude 35763.1 km
Peak Altitude 36098.5 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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