Key statistics
Satellite LUCH 1 at a glance.
Uptime
10926
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
15.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for LUCH 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: LUCH 1
International designator: 1995-054A
Object number (NORAD): 23680
Object ID (CCSDS): 23680
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.062 minutes
Inclination: 14.994 deg
SMA: 42164.05 km
Apoapsis: 35821.434 km
Periapsis: 35750.397 km
RAAN: 1.4716 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00084238
Argument of periapsis: 150.8387 deg
Mean anomaly: 230.0238 deg
Mean motion: 1.00274216 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000132 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 9:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 LUCH 1
TLE line 1: 1 23680U 95054A 25250.88201979 -.00000132 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 23680 14.9940 1.4716 0008424 150.8387 230.0238 1.00274216109525
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite LUCH 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object LUCH 1.
Associated space launch
The Luch-2 or Gelios satellites were the second generation of Soviet and later Russian data relay satellites. These satellites were improved versions of Luch (Altair) series and provided communications service to the Mir space station, Buran space shuttle, Soyuz-TM spacecraft, military satellites and the TsUPK ground control center.
LUCH 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Luch 2’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 11, 1995, 4:26 p.m. from 81/23 (81L).
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Proton | Luch 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 11, 1995, 4:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 81/23 (81L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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