Soviet Space Program
Raduga 8
Proton-K/DM
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, March 18, 1981 · 04:40 UTC
Mission
/01Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-K/DM
Variant: DM
Launch Pad
200/40
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.034° N, 63.027° E
15
Pad Launches
587
Location Launches
1474
Agency Launches
28
Orbital This Year