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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 19
Launched
October 25, 1986
Summary
Raduga 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 25, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,030th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 3,117th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Proton-K/DM flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from October 27, 1986, was 36,545 × 36,631 km 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
- 59th Proton-K/DM flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,030th launch74th this yearhumanity's 3,117th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 17046 · 1986-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 19
- Object ID
- 1986-082A
- Epoch
- 1986-10-27 17:00:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97503615 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009958
- Inclination
- 1.2916°
- Ascending node
- 280.9093°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.5936°
- Mean anomaly
- 169.6045°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 17046 · in orbit
Proton-K 335-02 Stage 3 · re-entered October 28, 1986
Blok DM No. 62L · 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
42nd launch from 200/40, 5th this year · 795th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 19 launch?
Raduga 19 launched on October 25, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 19?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 19 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 19 reach?
The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from October 27, 1986, was 36,545 × 36,631 km inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Raduga 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).