Spacecraft information: RADUGA 18

Launch Details
Launched 16 January 1986
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 16497
COSPAR ID 1986-007A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.473°
Eccentricity 0.00703
RA ascending node 21.402 hr
Argument perigee 202.673°
Mean anomaly 154.391°
Orbital period 1457.285 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jul 2026, 04:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35908.0 km
Mean Altitude 36207.4 km
Peak Altitude 36506.9 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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