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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 14
Launched
February 15, 1984
Summary
Raduga 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 15, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,769th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 2,791st orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Proton-K/DM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,821 × 35,958 km orbit 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
- 42nd Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,769th launch10th this yearhumanity's 2,791st orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 14725 · 1984-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 14
- Object ID
- 1984-016A
- Epoch
- 1984-02-17 03:26:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99930633 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016145
- Inclination
- 1.2673°
- Ascending node
- 285.3117°
- Arg. of perigee
- 289.7023°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.6295°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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 14725 · in orbit
Proton-K 318-02 Stage 3 · re-entered February 17, 1984
Blok DM No. 42L · 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
19th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 697th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 14 launch?
Raduga 14 launched on February 15, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 14?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 14 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 14 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,821 × 35,958 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Raduga 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).