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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 12
Launched
April 8, 1983
Summary
Raduga 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 8, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,682nd launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 2,675th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Proton-K/DM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,830 × 35,955 km orbit inclined 0.7°. 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
- 37th Proton-K/DM flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,682nd launch23rd this yearhumanity's 2,675th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 13974 · 1983-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 12
- Object ID
- 1983-028A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-08 04:56:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99920094 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014753
- Inclination
- 0.6756°
- Ascending node
- 283.9627°
- Arg. of perigee
- 310.3477°
- Mean anomaly
- 126.4569°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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 13974 · in orbit
Proton-K 315-02 Stage 3 · re-entered April 10, 1983
Blok DM No. 38L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
24th launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 669th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 12 launch?
Raduga 12 launched on April 8, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 12?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 12 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 12 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,830 × 35,955 km orbit inclined 0.7°.
How many satellites did Raduga 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).