Key statistics
Satellite LUCH 1 at a glance.
Uptime
10808
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: 1436.004 minutes
Inclination: 14.9762 deg
SMA: 42162.917 km
Apoapsis: 35816.316 km
Periapsis: 35753.249 km
RAAN: 2.4016 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007479
Argument of periapsis: 131.8206 deg
Mean anomaly: 58.4099 deg
Mean motion: 1.00278258 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000113 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 4:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 LUCH 1
TLE line 1: 1 23680U 95054A 25133.68052093 -.00000113 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 23680 14.9762 2.4016 0007479 131.8206 58.4099 1.00278258108345
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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