Raduga-GVM

The Raduga-GVM was a mass model of the Raduga communications satellite. It was the first soviet launch to geostationary orbit under the designation Kosmos 637. The launch was performed by a Proton-K Blok-DM rocket.

Nation:	USSR
Type / Application:	Vehicle evaluation
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Orbit:	GEO

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Kosmos 637 (Raduga-GVM #1)	1974-017A	26.03.1974	Ba LC-81/23		Proton-K Blok-DM

Launch Sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR

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