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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 17
Launched
January 26, 1989
Summary
Gorizont 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 26, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,245th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,378th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,438 × 36,593 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
- 30th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,245th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,378th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 19765 · 1989-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 17
- Object ID
- 1989-004A
- Epoch
- 1989-01-26 03:51:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97752301 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018036
- Inclination
- 1.4904°
- Ascending node
- 277.9228°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.5183°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.2382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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 19765 · in orbit
Proton-K 351-20 Stage 3 · re-entered January 28, 1989
Blok DM-2 No. 20L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
56th launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 897th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 17 launch?
Gorizont 17 launched on January 26, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 17?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 17 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 17 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,438 × 36,593 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).