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RADUGA 1

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

RADUGA 1 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on December 22, 1975 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
December 22, 1975 at 01:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/DM →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Raduga 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,811 km
Periapsis
35,775 km
Inclination
2.81°
Orbital period
1436.42 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
1,947.47 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1975-123A
NORAD catalog №
8513
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
2.5118 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational