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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Gorizont 13

Launched

November 18, 1986

Launch Successful

Summary

Gorizont 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 18, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,037th launch, 81st this year and humanity's 3,125th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Proton-K/DM flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,796 × 35,889 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
60th Proton-K/DM flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,037th launch81st this yearhumanity's 3,125th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

1.4°Inclination
35796 × 35889 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1438.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
279.0°Ascending node
14577 d agoElement epoch1986-11-18 08:43 UTC · stale

Gorizont · NORAD 17083 · 1986-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
GORIZONT 13
Object ID
1986-090A
Epoch
1986-11-18 08:43:30 UTC
Mean motion
1.00097443 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0011012
Inclination
1.3867°
Ascending node
278.9932°
Arg. of perigee
218.7603°
Mean anomaly
141.1094°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
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 17083 · in orbit

Proton-K 334-01 Stage 3 · re-entered November 21, 1986

Blok DM No. 58L · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Geostationary communications satellite

Pad

Map of 200/39 (200L)

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

35th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 797th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

178 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Gorizont 13 launch?

Gorizont 13 launched on November 18, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Gorizont 13?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Gorizont 13?

Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet

Where did Gorizont 13 launch from?

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Gorizont 13 reach?

Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,796 × 35,889 km orbit inclined 1.4°.

How many satellites did Gorizont 13 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).