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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga-GVM
Launched
March 26, 1974
Summary
Raduga-GVM launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 26, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 812th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,556th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Proton-K/DM flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-637, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 236 km orbit inclined 51.5°. 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
- Test Flight · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Proton-K/DM flightSoviet Space Program's 812th launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,556th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-637 · NORAD 7229 · 1974-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 637
- Object ID
- 1974-017A
- Epoch
- 1974-03-26 16:20:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26003075 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038984
- Inclination
- 51.5406°
- Ascending node
- 36.1083°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.8589°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.4081°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-637 · NORAD 7229 · in orbit
Proton-K 282-01 Stage 3 · re-entered March 28, 1974
Blok DM No. 1L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mass model of the Raduga communications satellite
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 392nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
232 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Raduga-GVM launch?
Raduga-GVM launched on March 26, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Raduga-GVM?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Raduga-GVM?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Raduga-GVM launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Raduga-GVM reach?
Kosmos-637, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 236 km orbit inclined 51.5°.
How many satellites did Raduga-GVM launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).