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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 5
Launched
April 25, 1979
Summary
Raduga 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 25, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,303rd launch, 30th this year and humanity's 2,209th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th 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 April 30, 1979, was 35,801 × 35,802 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
- 15th Proton-K/DM flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,303rd launch30th this yearhumanity's 2,209th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 11343 · 1979-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 5
- Object ID
- 1979-035A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-30 18:33:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00244117 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000001
- Inclination
- 0.3514°
- Ascending node
- 288.4151°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.2411°
- Mean anomaly
- 337.0736°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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 11343 · in orbit
Proton-K 298-02 Stage 3 · re-entered April 26, 1979
Blok DM No. 15L · 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
9th launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 543rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 5 launch?
Raduga 5 launched on April 25, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 5?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 5 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 5 reach?
The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from April 30, 1979, was 35,801 × 35,802 km inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Raduga 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).