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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 27
Launched
February 28, 1991
Summary
Raduga 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 28, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,407th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,611th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 34,993 × 35,135 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
- 48th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,407th launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,611th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 21132 · 1991-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 27
- Object ID
- 1991-014A
- Epoch
- 1991-02-28 23:31:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.02930834 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017134
- Inclination
- 1.5158°
- Ascending node
- 250.6654°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.7523°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.1021°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 21132 · in orbit
Proton-K 360-02 Stage 3 · re-entered March 2, 1991
Blok DM-2 No. 49L · 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
40th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 957th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Raduga 27 launch?
Raduga 27 launched on February 28, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 27?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 27 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 27 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 34,993 × 35,135 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).