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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 13
Launched
August 25, 1983
Summary
Raduga 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 25, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,725th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 2,735th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Proton-K/DM flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from September 7, 1983, was 36,529 × 36,644 km inclined 1.3°. 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
- 39th Proton-K/DM flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,725th launch66th this yearhumanity's 2,735th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 14307 · 1983-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 13
- Object ID
- 1983-088A
- Epoch
- 1983-09-07 22:11:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97508573 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013299
- Inclination
- 1.338°
- Ascending node
- 281.3108°
- Arg. of perigee
- 255.4899°
- Mean anomaly
- 103.515°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- 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 · NORAD 14307 · in orbit
Proton-K 316-02 Stage 3 · re-entered August 28, 1983
Blok DM No. 40L · 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
26th launch from 200/40, 4th this year · 686th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 13 launch?
Raduga 13 launched on August 25, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 13?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 13 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 13 reach?
The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from September 7, 1983, was 36,529 × 36,644 km inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Raduga 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).