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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 23
Launched
April 14, 1989
Summary
Raduga 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 14, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,264th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 3,404th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,497 × 36,565 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
- 31st Proton K/DM-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,264th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 3,404th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 19928 · 1989-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 23
- Object ID
- 1989-030A
- Epoch
- 1989-04-14 23:08:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97698375 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008012
- Inclination
- 1.4554°
- Ascending node
- 277.2822°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.8492°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.6578°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 19928 · in orbit
Proton-K 359-02 Stage 3 · re-entered April 16, 1989
Blok DM-2 No. 22L · 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
51st launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 903rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
94 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 23 launch?
Raduga 23 launched on April 14, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 23?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 23 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 23 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,497 × 36,565 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).