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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 14
Launched
May 11, 1987
Summary
Gorizont 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 11, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,085th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 3,181st orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Proton-K/DM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,066 × 35,581 km orbit inclined 0.4°. 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
- 62nd Proton-K/DM flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,085th launch35th this yearhumanity's 3,181st orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 17969 · 1987-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 14
- Object ID
- 1987-040A
- Epoch
- 1987-05-11 02:47:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.01972919 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0061857
- Inclination
- 0.4212°
- Ascending node
- 96.307°
- Arg. of perigee
- 196.4753°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.3191°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Gorizont · NORAD 17969 · in orbit
Proton-K 338-02 Stage 3 · re-entered May 14, 1987
Blok DM No. 61L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 817th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gorizont 14 launch?
Gorizont 14 launched on May 11, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 14?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 14 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 14 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,066 × 35,581 km orbit inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).