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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Proton-K/DM: Raduga-GVM
Mass model of the Raduga communications satellite
Tuesday, 26 March 1974
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleProton-K/DM
Vehicle FamilyProton / UR-500
Vehicle Record61 of 66 launches (92.4%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch Pad81/23 (81L)
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#18
Agency Launches This Year#11
Launches From This Pad104
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Proton-K/DM
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Launch Site
81/23 (81L) · 46.0740°N 62.9780°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.