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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 11
Launched
November 26, 1982
Summary
Raduga 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 26, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,651st launch, 100th this year and humanity's 2,637th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Proton-K/DM flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,839 × 37,456 km orbit inclined 1.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 34th Proton-K/DM flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,651st launch100th this yearhumanity's 2,637th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 13669 · 1982-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 11
- Object ID
- 1982-113A
- Epoch
- 1982-11-26 08:43:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97300774 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0187947
- Inclination
- 1.1721°
- Ascending node
- 292.9475°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.5125°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.4446°
- 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 · NORAD 13669 · in orbit
Proton-K 313-01 Stage 3 · re-entered November 27, 1982
Blok DM No. 29L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 656th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 11 launch?
Raduga 11 launched on November 26, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 11?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 11 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 11 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,839 × 37,456 km orbit inclined 1.2°.
How many satellites did Raduga 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).