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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 3
Launched
July 23, 1977
Summary
Raduga 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 23, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,137th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 1,987th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Proton-K/DM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 4, 1977, was 35,733 × 35,856 km inclined 0.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,137th launch57th this yearhumanity's 1,987th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 10159 · 1977-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 3
- Object ID
- 1977-071A
- Epoch
- 1977-08-04 13:20:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00268638 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014613
- Inclination
- 0.2117°
- Ascending node
- 173.6084°
- Arg. of perigee
- 313.2621°
- Mean anomaly
- 61.4846°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- 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 10159 · in orbit
Proton-K 291-01 Stage 3 · re-entered July 26, 1977
Blok DM No. 7L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 492nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 3 launch?
Raduga 3 launched on July 23, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 3?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 3 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 4, 1977, was 35,733 × 35,856 km inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did Raduga 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).