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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 31
Launched
February 18, 1994
Summary
Raduga 31 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 18, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 17th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,881st orbital launch attempt. It was the 70th 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 36,456 × 36,523 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
- 70th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 17th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,881st orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 23010 · 1994-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 31
- Object ID
- 1994-012A
- Epoch
- 1994-02-18 02:27:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97841398 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00078
- Inclination
- 1.491°
- Ascending node
- 277.8887°
- Arg. of perigee
- 310.8468°
- Mean anomaly
- 48.8752°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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 23010 · in orbit
Proton-K 376-02 Stage 3 · re-entered February 21, 1994
Blok DM-2 No. 73L · 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
59th launch from 81/23 (81L), 3rd this year · 1,024th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 31 launch?
Raduga 31 launched on February 18, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 31?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 31 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 31 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,456 × 36,523 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).