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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 20
Launched
March 19, 1987
Summary
Raduga 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 19, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,074th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 3,167th orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st 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 35,864 × 36,108 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
- 61st Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,074th launch24th this yearhumanity's 3,167th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 17611 · 1987-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 20
- Object ID
- 1987-028A
- Epoch
- 1987-03-19 06:10:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99588527 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028789
- Inclination
- 1.2836°
- Ascending node
- 241.4955°
- Arg. of perigee
- 237.727°
- Mean anomaly
- 240.4661°
- 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 17611 · in orbit
Proton-K 323-01 Stage 3 · re-entered March 22, 1987
Blok DM No. 63L · 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
45th launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 809th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Raduga 20 launch?
Raduga 20 launched on March 19, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 20?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 20 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 20 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,864 × 36,108 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Raduga 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).