RADUGA 15

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RADUGA 15 at a glance.

Uptime

15152

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

9.1

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for RADUGA 15.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: RADUGA 15

International designator: 1984-063A

Object number (NORAD): 15057

Object ID (CCSDS): 15057

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 1436.722 minutes

Inclination: 9.0835 deg

SMA: 42176.97 km

Apoapsis: 35814.922 km

Periapsis: 35782.747 km

RAAN: 312.9792 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00038143

Argument of periapsis: 246.9932 deg

Mean anomaly: 293.9893 deg

Mean motion: 1.00228147 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000347 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 7:06 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RADUGA 15

TLE line 1: 1 15057U 84063A 25349.79616632 -.00000347 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 15057 9.0835 312.9792 0003814 246.9932 293.9893 1.00228147139268

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite RADUGA 15.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RADUGA 15.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
RADUGA 22 OTHER 2025-11-18 00:40:47 TBA 4971.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

RADUGA 15 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Raduga 15’, on board a Proton-K/DM space rocket.

The launch took place on June 22, 1984, 12:20 a.m. from 200/39 (200L).

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Launch to space Proton-K/DM | Raduga 15
Proton-K/DM | Raduga 15

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 22, 1984, 12:20 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton-K/DM

Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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