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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 29
Launched
March 25, 1993
Summary
Raduga 29 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 25, 1993. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 10th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,798th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th 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 35,872 × 36,190 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 64th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 10th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,798th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 22557 · 1993-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 29
- Object ID
- 1993-013A
- Epoch
- 1993-03-25 00:02:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99429936 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037478
- Inclination
- 1.4148°
- Ascending node
- 273.8359°
- Arg. of perigee
- 18.7139°
- Mean anomaly
- 339.2585°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Raduga · NORAD 22557 · in orbit
Proton-K 358-01 Stage 3 · re-entered March 27, 1993
Blok DM-2 No. 67L · 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
52nd launch from 81/23 (81L), 2nd this year · 1,001st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 29 launch?
Raduga 29 launched on March 25, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 29?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 29 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 29 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,872 × 36,190 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Raduga 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).