RADUGA 18

16497
Spacetrack Directory Number
1986-01-17
Orbit launches
36199.32 km
Average height
11015.44 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information RADUGA 18

Spacetrack Directory Name RADUGA 18
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Orbit launches 1986-01-17 (40 years ago)
Days in orbit 14861
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Categories
Perigee 35891 km
Apogee 36509 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 10.38°
Laps per day 1
Height RADUGA 18 36199.32 km

Additional information RADUGA 18

RADUGA 18, 16497 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 17 Jan 1986 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 18 Date of exalting 17.01.1986y. Average height of ISS RADUGA 18 hundred 36199.32 km. Average velocity RADUGA 18 is 11015.44 km/h. Inclination RADUGA 18 satellite 10.4°.

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Update time: 2026-09-24 19:40:20
Average height of ISS RADUGA 18 is: 36199.32km
Average velocity RADUGA 18 is: 11015.44km/h
Average orbit height RADUGA 18 is: 10.4°
RADUGA 18 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1986-01-17
RADUGA 18 is from 14861 days Days in orbit.