Norad ID: 15946
| Spacetrack Directory Name | RADUGA 16 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
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| Perigee | 35787 km |
| Apogee | 35801 km |
RADUGA 16, 15946 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Aug 1985 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 16 Date of exalting 08.08.1985y.