Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 10
Launched
August 1, 1984
Summary
Gorizont 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 1, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,821st launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 2,853rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Proton-K/DM flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 4, 1984, was 35,844 × 36,134 km inclined 1.5°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 48th Proton-K/DM flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,821st launch62nd this yearhumanity's 2,853rd orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 15144 · 1984-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 10
- Object ID
- 1984-078A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-04 16:09:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99578956 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034255
- Inclination
- 1.5144°
- Ascending node
- 284.9933°
- Arg. of perigee
- 12.8746°
- Mean anomaly
- 347.0593°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Gorizont · NORAD 15144 · in orbit
Proton-K 324-01 Stage 3 · re-entered August 3, 1984
Blok DM No. 48L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32nd launch from 200/40, 4th this year · 716th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 10 launch?
Gorizont 10 launched on August 1, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 10?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 10 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 10 reach?
The tracked orbit of Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 4, 1984, was 35,844 × 36,134 km inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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