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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga-1 6
Launched
October 6, 2001
Summary
Raduga-1 6 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 6, 2001. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 86th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,498th orbital launch attempt. It was the 99th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga-1, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 35,925 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 8 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
- 99th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 86th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,498th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga-1 · NORAD 26936 · 2001-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 1-6
- Object ID
- 2001-045A
- Epoch
- 2001-10-06 18:02:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27077017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7298666
- Inclination
- 48.7795°
- Ascending node
- 275.8754°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.1342°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.9424°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga-1 · NORAD 26936 · in orbit
Proton-K 405-01 Stage 3 · re-entered October 9, 2001
Blok DM-2 No. 93L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40th launch from 81/24 (81P), 3rd this year · 1,181st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga-1 6 launch?
Raduga-1 6 launched on October 6, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga-1 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga-1 6?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga-1 6 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga-1 6 reach?
Raduga-1, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 35,925 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did Raduga-1 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).