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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga-1 1
Launched
June 21, 1989
Summary
Raduga-1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 21, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,278th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 3,423rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,467 × 36,562 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
- 33rd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,278th launch37th this yearhumanity's 3,423rd orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga-1 · NORAD 20083 · 1989-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 1-1
- Object ID
- 1989-048A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-21 07:34:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97753373 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011089
- Inclination
- 1.511°
- Ascending node
- 272.7799°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.9962°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.8012°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 18
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga-1 · NORAD 20083 · in orbit
Proton-K 355-02 Stage 3 · re-entered June 23, 1989
Blok DM-2 No. 16L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 908th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga-1 1 launch?
Raduga-1 1 launched on June 21, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga-1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga-1 1?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga-1 1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga-1 1 reach?
Raduga-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,467 × 36,562 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga-1 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).