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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gals 2
Launched
November 17, 1995
Summary
Gals 2 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 17, 1995. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 33rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,030th orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gals 2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,806 × 36,055 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 84th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 5th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 33rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,030th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gals 2 · NORAD 23717 · 1995-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALS 2
- Object ID
- 1995-063A
- Epoch
- 1995-11-17 14:13:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99786177 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029392
- Inclination
- 0.2024°
- Ascending node
- 296.5468°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.0231°
- Mean anomaly
- 328.712°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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 2 · NORAD 23717
Proton-K 384-01 Stage 3 · re-entered November 21, 1995
Blok DM-2 No. 94L · 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
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
71st launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,064th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gals 2 launch?
Gals 2 launched on November 17, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gals 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gals 2?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gals 2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gals 2 reach?
Gals 2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,806 × 36,055 km orbit inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did Gals 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).