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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 9
Launched
July 30, 1981
Summary
Raduga 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 30, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,509th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 2,462nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Proton-K/DM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 16, 1981, was 36,085 × 36,791 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
- 26th Proton-K/DM flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,509th launch58th this yearhumanity's 2,462nd orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Raduga · NORAD 12618 · 1981-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADUGA 9
- Object ID
- 1981-069A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-16 07:04:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98017439 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082468
- Inclination
- 0.3899°
- Ascending node
- 269.8784°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.3638°
- Mean anomaly
- 60.5953°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 18
- 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 12618 · in orbit
Proton-K 301-02 Stage 3 · re-entered August 1, 1981
Blok DM No. 22L · 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
5th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 603rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
96 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga 9 launch?
Raduga 9 launched on July 30, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga 9?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga 9 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga 9 reach?
The tracked orbit of Raduga, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 16, 1981, was 36,085 × 36,791 km inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Raduga 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).