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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 4
Launched
July 18, 1978
Summary
Raduga 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 18, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,232nd launch, 50th this year and humanity's 2,120th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Proton-K/DM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 10, 1978, was 35,723 × 35,866 km inclined 0.4°. 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
- 10th Proton-K/DM flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,232nd launch50th this yearhumanity's 2,120th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 10987 · 1978-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 4
- Object ID
- 1978-073A
- Epoch
- 1978-08-10 16:53:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00269764 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016961
- Inclination
- 0.4402°
- Ascending node
- 277.3751°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.2373°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.8543°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 23
- 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 10987 · in orbit
Proton-K 292-02 Stage 3 · re-entered July 20, 1978
Blok DM No. 10L · 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
4th launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 525th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 4 launch?
Raduga 4 launched on July 18, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 4?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 4 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 4 reach?
The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 10, 1978, was 35,723 × 35,866 km inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Raduga 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).