Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 13
Launched
November 18, 1986
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
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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
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