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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 16
Launched
August 8, 1985
Summary
Raduga 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 8, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,913th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 2,975th orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Proton-K/DM flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,535 × 36,644 km orbit inclined 0.8°. 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
- 53rd Proton-K/DM flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,913th launch57th this yearhumanity's 2,975th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 15946 · 1985-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 16
- Object ID
- 1985-070A
- Epoch
- 1985-08-08 20:41:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97497937 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012664
- Inclination
- 0.8432°
- Ascending node
- 263.318°
- Arg. of perigee
- 223.1239°
- Mean anomaly
- 232.5117°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 34
- B*
- 0.000099999
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 15946 · in orbit
Proton-K 317-02 Stage 3 · re-entered August 11, 1985
Blok DM No. 55L · 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
29th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 750th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 16 launch?
Raduga 16 launched on August 8, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 16?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 16 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 16 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,535 × 36,644 km orbit inclined 0.8°.
How many satellites did Raduga 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).