Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2

Launch information

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Mission description

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2’.

Launch image Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 11, 1976, 6:24 p.m.

Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Raduga 2 (Direct-GEO)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Proton-K/DM

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

81/24 (81P)

Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
9416 RADUGA 2 GEO 4.51 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1867

To this date

Location Launch

#463

To this date

Pad Launch

#24

To this date

Agency Launch

#1044

To this date

Orbital Launch

#93

Year 1976

Location Launch

#20

Year 1976

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1976

Agency Launch

#67

Year 1976

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