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    RADIO 6
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 16 December 1981 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia | 
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) | 
| NORAD ID | 13002 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1981-120F | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 82.959° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00526 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.474 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 169.511° | 
| Mean anomaly | 246.357° | 
| Orbital period | 118.632 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 09:23 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1584.6 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1626.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1668.6 km | 
Orbital History
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