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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 25
Launched
February 15, 1990
Summary
Raduga 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 15, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,324th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,492nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,797 × 36,078 km orbit inclined 1.6°. 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
- 38th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,324th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,492nd orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 20499 · 1990-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 25
- Object ID
- 1990-016A
- Epoch
- 1990-02-16 02:38:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99761205 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033286
- Inclination
- 1.5693°
- Ascending node
- 273.7708°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.9746°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.1074°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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 20499 · in orbit
Proton-K 363-02 Stage 3 · re-entered February 17, 1990
Blok DM-2 No. 41L · 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
37th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 925th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Raduga 25 launch?
Raduga 25 launched on February 15, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 25?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 25 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 25 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,797 × 36,078 km orbit inclined 1.6°.
How many satellites did Raduga 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).