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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 24
Launched
December 15, 1989
Summary
Raduga 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 15, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,313th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 3,473rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th 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 36,518 × 36,599 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
- 36th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,313th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 3,473rd orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 20367 · 1989-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 24
- Object ID
- 1989-098A
- Epoch
- 1989-12-16 06:35:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97603334 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009433
- Inclination
- 1.5233°
- Ascending node
- 264.7028°
- Arg. of perigee
- 129.2538°
- Mean anomaly
- 233.149°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
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 20367 · in orbit
Proton-K 344-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 17, 1989
Blok DM-2 No. 23L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 921st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 11 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 24 launch?
Raduga 24 launched on December 15, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 24?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 24 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 24 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,518 × 36,599 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).