Key statistics
Satellite RADUGA 2 at a glance.
Uptime
17895
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
4.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for RADUGA 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RADUGA 2
International designator: 1976-092A
Object number (NORAD): 9416
Object ID (CCSDS): 9416
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.48 minutes
Inclination: 4.2082 deg
SMA: 42172.225 km
Apoapsis: 35911.951 km
Periapsis: 35676.229 km
RAAN: 273.9141 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00279476
Argument of periapsis: 28.8094 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.7822 deg
Mean motion: 1.00245063 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000098 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RADUGA 2
TLE line 1: 1 09416U 76092A 25251.63185554 -.00000098 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 09416 4.2082 273.9141 0027948 28.8094 348.7822 1.00245063126527
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite RADUGA 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RADUGA 2.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes
RADUGA 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2’, on board a Proton-K/DM space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 11, 1976, 6:24 p.m. from 81/24 (81P).
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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 11, 1976, 6:24 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-K/DM
Launch pad: 81/24 (81P)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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