Spacecraft information: GORIZONT 18

Launch Details
Launched 4 July 1989
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Category Gorizont
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 20107
COSPAR ID 1989-052A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.480°
Eccentricity 0.00373
RA ascending node 22.336 hr
Argument perigee 345.665°
Mean anomaly 197.384°
Orbital period 1448.703 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Mar 2026, 19:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35882.1 km
Mean Altitude 36040.1 km
Peak Altitude 36198.1 km

Launched alongside

SL-12 R/B(1) SL-12 PLAT SL-12 R/B(2) SL-12 R/B SL-12 R/B SL-12 DEB

Orbital History

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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