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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 15
Launched
June 22, 1984
Summary
Raduga 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 22, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,807th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 2,838th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Proton-K/DM flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,024 × 35,055 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
- 47th Proton-K/DM flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,807th launch48th this yearhumanity's 2,838th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 15057 · 1984-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 15
- Object ID
- 1984-063A
- Epoch
- 1984-06-22 18:22:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.03024519 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003692
- Inclination
- 1.2871°
- Ascending node
- 282.5726°
- Arg. of perigee
- 289.7948°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.5557°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga · NORAD 15057 · in orbit
Proton-K 319-01 Stage 3 · re-entered June 24, 1984
Blok DM No. 47L · 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
22nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 712th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Raduga 15 launch?
Raduga 15 launched on June 22, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 15?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 15 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 15 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,024 × 35,055 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Raduga 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).