34264 - RADUGA-1 8

Raduga 1, a Russian military communications satellite, was launched from Baikonur on a Proton K rocket with a Block DM-2 upper stage on 28 February 2009 at 04:10 UT. The satellite operates in a geosynchronous orbit.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2009-02-28
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan