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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 15
Launched
March 31, 1988
Summary
Gorizont 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 31, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,170th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 3,282nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Proton-K/DM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,499 × 36,644 km orbit 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
- 64th Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,170th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 3,282nd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 19017 · 1988-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 15
- Object ID
- 1988-028A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-31 23:07:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97560135 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016984
- Inclination
- 1.4608°
- Ascending node
- 261.5091°
- Arg. of perigee
- 241.1239°
- Mean anomaly
- 117.382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 19017 · in orbit
Proton-K 343-02 Stage 3 · re-entered April 2, 1988
Blok DM No. 54L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52nd launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 859th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 15 launch?
Gorizont 15 launched on March 31, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 15?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 15 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 15 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,499 × 36,644 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).