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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga-1 5
Launched
August 28, 2000
Summary
Raduga-1 5 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 28, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 76th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,418th orbital launch attempt. It was the 96th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 36,478 km orbit inclined 48.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 96th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 76th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,418th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga-1 · NORAD 26477 · 2000-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 1-5
- Object ID
- 2000-049A
- Epoch
- 2000-08-28 21:25:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.23291885 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.732936
- Inclination
- 48.5939°
- Ascending node
- 288.5399°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8747°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1503°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.001
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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga-1 · NORAD 26477 · in orbit
Proton-K 401-02 Stage 3 · re-entered August 30, 2000
Blok DM-2 No. 87L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36th launch from 81/24 (81P), 3rd this year · 1,159th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga-1 5 launch?
Raduga-1 5 launched on August 28, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga-1 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga-1 5?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga-1 5 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga-1 5 reach?
Raduga-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 36,478 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did Raduga-1 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).