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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 17
Launched
November 15, 1985
Summary
Raduga 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 15, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,944th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 3,015th orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Proton-K/DM flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,555 × 36,758 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 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
- 54th Proton-K/DM flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,944th launch88th this yearhumanity's 3,015th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 16250 · 1985-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 17
- Object ID
- 1985-107A
- Epoch
- 1985-11-15 08:59:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97272081 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023551
- Inclination
- 1.4003°
- Ascending node
- 283.6388°
- Arg. of perigee
- 232.5106°
- Mean anomaly
- 127.4122°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 16250 · in orbit
Proton-K 326-01 Stage 3 · re-entered November 18, 1985
Blok DM No. 56L · 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
31st launch from 200/39 (200L), 6th this year · 761st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 17 launch?
Raduga 17 launched on November 15, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 17?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 17 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 17 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,555 × 36,758 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Raduga 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).