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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 7
Launched
October 5, 1980
Summary
Raduga 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 5, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,431st launch, 69th this year and humanity's 2,366th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Proton-K/DM flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from October 18, 1980, was 35,737 × 35,846 km inclined 0.3°. 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
- 22nd Proton-K/DM flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,431st launch69th this yearhumanity's 2,366th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 12003 · 1980-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 7
- Object ID
- 1980-081A
- Epoch
- 1980-10-18 16:45:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00280296 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012927
- Inclination
- 0.3348°
- Ascending node
- 121.5926°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.9045°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.3676°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- 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 12003 · in orbit
Proton-K 300-01 Stage 3 · re-entered October 7, 1980
Blok DM No. 19L · in orbit
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
3rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 573rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Raduga 7 launch?
Raduga 7 launched on October 5, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 7?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 7 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 7 reach?
The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from October 18, 1980, was 35,737 × 35,846 km inclined 0.3°.
How many satellites did Raduga 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).