Raduga-1M
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Satellite chain
| Mission type | Military Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russia |
| Mission duration | 10 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 2,300 kilograms (5,100 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 12, 2007 |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Raduga-1M (Russian: Радуга-1М) is a decommissioned orbital military communications satellite built by Roscosmos as part of the Globus [ru] program. It has a launch mass of 2300 kilograms, and was first launched on September 12, 2007, on the Proton launch system. The satellite was later launched two more times as Globus-M12 and Globus M-13 from 2010 to 2013. It was decommissioned in 2013 when they[who? ] did not need to make any more communication satellites. It consists of two deploy-able power arrays, as well as a battery pack.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ Gunter's Space Page (2010). "Raduga-1M (Globus-M, 17515M)". space.skyrocket.de. Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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