Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga-1M
Launched
December 9, 2007
Summary
Raduga-1M launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 9, 2007. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 129th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,878th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga-1M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 4,999 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 129th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,878th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga-1M · NORAD 32373 · 2007-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-058A
- Epoch
- 2007-12-09 01:33:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.14971913 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2617786
- Inclination
- 48.8283°
- Ascending node
- 90.2327°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.6633°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.2352°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Raduga-1M · NORAD 32373 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88526 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Russian military geostationary communications satellite
Pad

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52nd launch from 81/24 (81P), 2nd this year · 1,285th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga-1M launch?
Raduga-1M launched on December 9, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga-1M?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga-1M?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Raduga-1M launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga-1M reach?
Raduga-1M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 4,999 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did Raduga-1M launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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