RADUGA 5

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RADUGA 5 at a glance.

Uptime

16936

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

6.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for RADUGA 5.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: RADUGA 5

International designator: 1979-035A

Object number (NORAD): 11343

Object ID (CCSDS): 11343

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 1436.068 minutes

Inclination: 6.01 deg

SMA: 42164.164 km

Apoapsis: 35806.189 km

Periapsis: 35765.868 km

RAAN: 285.5258 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00047814

Argument of periapsis: 224.3625 deg

Mean anomaly: 169.0396 deg

Mean motion: 1.00273813 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000004 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 5:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RADUGA 5

TLE line 1: 1 11343U 79035A 25248.74838606 .00000004 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 11343 6.0100 285.5258 0004781 224.3625 169.0396 1.00273813126503

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite RADUGA 5.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RADUGA 5.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
RADUGA 14 OTHER 2025-08-12 21:31:07 TBA 4141.0 (m) PAYLOAD
STTW-2 OTHER 2025-07-03 13:25:16 TBA 1626.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1700 OTHER 2025-05-13 15:43:07 TBA 1034.0 (m) PAYLOAD
SYNCOM 2 (A 26) OTHER 2025-01-27 07:12:38 TBA 2451.0 (m) PAYLOAD
EKRAN 20 OTHER 2024-09-12 20:00:58 TBA 2522.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

RADUGA 5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Raduga 5’, on board a Proton-K/DM space rocket.

The launch took place on April 25, 1979, 3:44 a.m. from 200/40.

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Launch to space Proton-K/DM | Raduga 5
Proton-K/DM | Raduga 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 25, 1979, 3:44 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton-K/DM

Launch pad: 200/40

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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