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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 12
Launched
June 10, 1986
Summary
Gorizont 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 10, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,995th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 3,078th orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Proton-K/DM flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,576 × 36,624 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 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
- 58th Proton-K/DM flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,995th launch39th this yearhumanity's 3,078th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 16769 · 1986-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 12
- Object ID
- 1986-044A
- Epoch
- 1986-06-10 00:39:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97463054 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005489
- Inclination
- 1.4395°
- Ascending node
- 280.422°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.8889°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.188°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 27
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Gorizont · NORAD 16769 · in orbit
Proton-K 322-02 Stage 3 · re-entered June 12, 1986
Blok DM No. 60L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40th launch from 200/40, 3rd this year · 781st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 12 launch?
Gorizont 12 launched on June 10, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 12?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 12 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 12 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,576 × 36,624 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).