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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 32
Launched
December 28, 1994
Summary
Raduga 32 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 27th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,959th orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,748 × 35,919 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 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
- 79th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 11th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 27th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,959th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 23448 · 1994-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 32
- Object ID
- 1994-087A
- Epoch
- 1994-12-28 06:29:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00130247 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020337
- Inclination
- 2.0091°
- Ascending node
- 283.268°
- Arg. of perigee
- 3.4098°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.2335°
- 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 23448 · in orbit
Proton-K 366-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 31, 1994
Blok DM-2 No. 62L · 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
66th launch from 81/23 (81L), 10th this year · 1,048th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 32 launch?
Raduga 32 launched on December 28, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 32?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 32 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 32 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,748 × 35,919 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did Raduga 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).