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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 33
Launched
February 19, 1996
Summary
Raduga 33 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 19, 1996. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 36th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,052nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 87th 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 249 × 36,509 km orbit inclined 48.6°. 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
- 87th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 36th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,052nd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 23794 · 1996-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 33
- Object ID
- 1996-010A
- Epoch
- 1996-02-21 04:39:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.22964341 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7325223
- Inclination
- 48.6006°
- Ascending node
- 282.1115°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0158°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1533°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.00001
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; none still in orbit
- Raduga · NORAD 23794 · re-entered May 6, 2004
Proton-K 383-02 Stage 3 · re-entered February 22, 1996
Blok DM-2 No. 82L · re-entered August 21, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,070th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 33 launch?
Raduga 33 launched on February 19, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 33?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Raduga 33 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 33 reach?
Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 36,509 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did Raduga 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).