RADUGA 8

12351
Spacetrack Directory Number
1981-03-18
Orbit launches


Satellite information RADUGA 8

Spacetrack Directory Name RADUGA 8
Orbit launches 1981-03-18
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Categories
Perigee 35413 km
Apogee 36102 km

Additional information RADUGA 8

RADUGA 8, 12351 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Mar 1981 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM 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.

satellite RADUGA 8 Date of exalting 18.03.1981y.


Update time: 2026-05-01 19:51:18
RADUGA 8 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1981-03-18