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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 19
Launched
September 28, 1989
Summary
Gorizont 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 28, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,302nd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 3,456th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,649 × 35,880 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-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 35th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,302nd launch61st this yearhumanity's 3,456th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 20263 · 1989-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 19
- Object ID
- 1989-081A
- Epoch
- 1989-09-29 11:45:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00375873 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027397
- Inclination
- 1.4365°
- Ascending node
- 276.5256°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.9996°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.0791°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 20263 · in orbit
Proton-K 346-01 Stage 3 · re-entered September 30, 1989
Blok DM-2 No. 27L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
59th launch from 200/40, 4th this year · 916th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 19 launch?
Gorizont 19 launched on September 28, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 19?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 19 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 19 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,649 × 35,880 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).