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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 22
Launched
October 20, 1988
Summary
Raduga 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 20, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,224th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 3,352nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,474 × 36,579 km orbit inclined 1.5°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 27th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,224th launch77th this yearhumanity's 3,352nd orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 19596 · 1988-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 22
- Object ID
- 1988-095A
- Epoch
- 1988-10-20 16:03:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97713532 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012298
- Inclination
- 1.4861°
- Ascending node
- 273.5225°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.0563°
- Mean anomaly
- 338.1935°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga · NORAD 19596 · in orbit
Proton-K 339-01 Stage 3 · re-entered October 22, 1988
Blok DM-2 No. 40L · 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
49th launch from 200/39 (200L), 8th this year · 885th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 22 launch?
Raduga 22 launched on October 20, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 22?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 22 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 22 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,474 × 36,579 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).