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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 16
Launched
August 18, 1988
Summary
Gorizont 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 18, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,209th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 3,328th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,731 × 35,825 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-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 25th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,209th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 3,328th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 19397 · 1988-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 16
- Object ID
- 1988-071A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-18 14:37:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00327015 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011106
- Inclination
- 1.4898°
- Ascending node
- 277.041°
- Arg. of perigee
- 54.6949°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.1225°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 50
- 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 19397 · in orbit
Proton-K 333-02 Stage 3 · re-entered August 21, 1988
Blok DM-2 No. 15L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
54th launch from 200/40, 4th this year · 880th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 16 launch?
Gorizont 16 launched on August 18, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 16?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 16 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 16 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,731 × 35,825 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).