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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 26
Launched
December 20, 1990
Summary
Raduga 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 20, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,391st launch, 75th this year and humanity's 3,593rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th 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 35,925 × 35,949 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
- 45th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,391st launch75th this yearhumanity's 3,593rd orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 21016 · 1990-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 26
- Object ID
- 1990-112A
- Epoch
- 1990-12-21 06:36:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99762481 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002866
- Inclination
- 1.4659°
- Ascending node
- 274.3056°
- Arg. of perigee
- 120.7676°
- Mean anomaly
- 242.3714°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga · NORAD 21016 · in orbit
Proton-K 361-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 22, 1990
Blok DM-2 No. 48L · 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
39th launch from 81/23 (81L), 3rd this year · 950th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Raduga 26 launch?
Raduga 26 launched on December 20, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 26?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 26 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 26 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,925 × 35,949 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).