Raduga 1-7

Russia

Initialy called Cosmos 2406, later changed into Raduga 1
Also called: Globus 17-L

Launch data:

Designation	28194 / 04010A
Launch date	27 Mar 2004 - 03:30 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC81/23
Launch vehicle	Proton-K/DM-2 (S/N 410-05)
Mission	Military: GLOBUS Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35772 x 35805 km
Eccentricity	3,91E-04
Inclination	3.33°
Period	1436.2 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Applied Mechanics (NPO)
Platform
Operator	Ministry of Defense
Mass at launch	2400 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array	25 m²
Stabilization
DC power	1280 W
Design lifetime	5 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
13 Apr 2004	85°E
Oct 2009	84.79°E

Mission details:

GLOBUS-17L satellite, used for Russian military and government communications.
The first orbital data show the satellite in an unusual subsynchronous 1329.92 minute, 32307 x 35056 km x 0.0 deg drift orbit, with a perigee over 3000 km lower than normal Russian GEO insertions. The previous Globus satellite, launched in Oct 2001, also was tracked in such an orbit the day after launch, and then found again in a normal GEO orbit two weeks later.

Ref.: #3(SD381,382), #7(JR523), #113, #226 - update: 26.07.04