12.0°E Raduga-1 8 (incl.) (OLD POSITION DX>C)

Spectrum.

According TLE, this satellite started moving to the West 2 weeks ago.
Launched Feb 2009, the design lifetime was only 5 years...
Have the spectrum peaks disappeared?

Hi hvdh,

nothing in spectrum right now from position 12.0°E (inclination checked: variable).

PS: Put toppic now in Old Satellites>Movings.

Best Regards
qwer.

Thanks for checking. I'll report again if graveyard altitude is reached, or becomes listed non-operational in SATCAT, whichever comes first.

Maybe no coincidence, Cosmos 2501 / Olimp-K left 96°E and is moving West with 2° per day (now 60°E). Unkown payload, maybe also C-band ?

Still drifting West 1.6° per day, altitude about 35900 km, now near 80°W.
"The satellite encyclopedia" says "sent to junk orbit", I think it's safe to assume now that is true, although not raised enough in altitude.