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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 30
Launched
September 30, 1993
Summary
Raduga 30 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 30, 1993. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 12th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,850th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,544 × 35,969 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 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 66th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 12th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,850th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 22836 · 1993-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 30
- Object ID
- 1993-062A
- Epoch
- 1993-10-01 11:45:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00404673 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050388
- Inclination
- 1.4996°
- Ascending node
- 276.5795°
- Arg. of perigee
- 203.0037°
- Mean anomaly
- 156.3984°
- 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 22836 · in orbit
Proton-K 359-01 Stage 3 · re-entered September 30, 1993
Blok DM-2 No. 36L · 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
54th launch from 81/23 (81L), 4th this year · 1,015th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 30 launch?
Raduga 30 launched on September 30, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 30?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 30 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 30 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,544 × 35,969 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).