Norad ID: 16497
| Spacetrack Directory Name | RADUGA 18 |
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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 | 35891 km |
| Apogee | 36509 km |
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.