Raduga-1M Explained

Raduga-1M
Mission Type:Military Communications
Operator:Russia
Mission Duration:10 years
Launch Date:September 12, 2007
Launch Rocket:Proton-M/Briz-M

Raduga-1M (Russian: Радуга-1М) is a decommissioned orbital military communications satellite built by Roscosmos as part of the 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 did not need to make any more communication satellites. It consists of two deploy-able power arrays, as well as a battery pack.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raduga-1M (Globus-M, 17515M). Gunter's Space Page. Gunter's Space Page. space.skyrocket.de. en. May 15, 2022. 2010.