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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga-1 2
Launched
December 27, 1990
Summary
Raduga-1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 27, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,395th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 3,597th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,336 × 36,622 km orbit inclined 1.5°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 46th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,395th launch79th this yearhumanity's 3,597th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga-1 · NORAD 21038 · 1990-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 1-2
- Object ID
- 1990-116A
- Epoch
- 1990-12-27 05:35:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97875534 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033449
- Inclination
- 1.5189°
- Ascending node
- 272.5599°
- Arg. of perigee
- 294.4126°
- Mean anomaly
- 66.3215°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga-1 · NORAD 21038 · in orbit
Proton-K 342-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 29, 1990
Blok DM-2 No. 46L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
59th launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 952nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga-1 2 launch?
Raduga-1 2 launched on December 27, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga-1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga-1 2?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga-1 2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga-1 2 reach?
Raduga-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,336 × 36,622 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga-1 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).