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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gals 1
Launched
January 20, 1994
Summary
Gals 1 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 20, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 15th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,870th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Proton-K/DM-2M flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gals 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,915 × 36,088 km orbit inclined 0.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Proton-K/DM-2M flightKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 15th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,870th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gals 1 · NORAD 22963 · 1994-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALS 1
- Object ID
- 1994-002A
- Epoch
- 1994-01-20 09:56:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99533928 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020435
- Inclination
- 0.2783°
- Ascending node
- 296.2695°
- Arg. of perigee
- 13.3277°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.9401°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Gals 1 · NORAD 22963
Proton-K 358-02 Stage 3 · re-entered January 22, 1994
Blok DM-2M No. 3L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Gals television broadcasting satellite, originally expected to be launched by December, 1990, was designed to support a variety of direct broadcast customers, including professional broadcasting firms (having antenna 2.5 m in diameter), community associations (receiving antenna 1.5 m), and individuals (receiving antenna 0.6-0.9 m). The year 1994 marked the long awaited debut of the first of the next-generation Russian geosynchronous communications satellites.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,021st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gals 1 launch?
Gals 1 launched on January 20, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gals 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gals 1?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Gals 1 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gals 1 reach?
Gals 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,915 × 36,088 km orbit inclined 0.3°.
How many satellites did Gals 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).