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Raduga-1 (Globus) [ISS Reshetnev]
The Globus or Raduga-1 satellites are military commmunication satellites. They are improved versions of the Gran (Raduga) satellites.
The Globus satellites operate in the geostationary YeSSS-2 Unified Satellite Communication System. The communication payload consists of "Tor" C-band transponders for communication with fixed and mobile platforms.
Raduga-1 8 was retired in 2015 and was moved into a graveyard orbit above the geostationary belt.
| Nation: | USSR / Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Military Communication |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) |
| Equipment: | 6 Tor C-Band transponders |
| Configuration: | KAUR-3 |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3 years |
| Mass: | 2320 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raduga-1 1 (Globus 11L) | 1989-048A | 21.06.1989 | Ba LC-200/39 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Raduga-1 2 (Globus 12L) | 1990-116A | 27.12.1990 | Ba LC-200/39 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Raduga-1 3 (Globus 13L ?) | 1994-008A | 05.02.1994 | Ba LC-81/23 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Raduga-1 4 (Globus 15L) | 1999-010A | 28.02.1999 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Raduga-1 5 (Globus 16L) | 2000-049A | 28.08.2000 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Raduga-1 6 (Globus 14L) | 2001-045A | 06.10.2001 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Raduga-1 7 (Globus 17L) | 2004-010A | 27.03.2004 | Ba LC-81/23 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Raduga-1 8 (Globus 18L) | 2009-010A | 28.02.2009 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 |
Launch Sites:
- Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR / Kazakhstan
Further Raduga missions:
