Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Raduga 18

Launched

January 17, 1986

Launch Successful

Summary

Raduga 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 17, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,962nd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,036th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th 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 36,491 × 36,679 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: 55th Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,962nd launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,036th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

1.3°Inclination

36491 × 36679 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

1476.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements

274.7°Ascending node

14882 d agoElement epoch1986-01-17 04:35 UTC · stale

Raduga · NORAD 16497 · 1986-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects

Show the numbers

Object: RADUGA 18
Object ID: 1986-007A
Epoch: 1986-01-17 04:35:38 UTC
Mean motion: 0.97513887 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0021887
Inclination: 1.2652°
Ascending node: 274.7417°
Arg. of perigee: 268.0528°
Mean anomaly: 96.3141°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 23
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 16497 · in orbit

Proton-K 331-02 Stage 3 · re-entered January 20, 1986

Blok DM No.57L · 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

38th launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 764th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

83 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Raduga 18 launch?

Raduga 18 launched on January 17, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Raduga 18?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Raduga 18?

Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet

Where did Raduga 18 launch from?

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Raduga 18 reach?

Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,491 × 36,679 km orbit inclined 1.3°.

How many satellites did Raduga 18 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).