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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 2
Launched
July 5, 1979
Summary
Gorizont 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 5, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,324th launch, 51st this year and humanity's 2,236th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Proton-K/DM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, from July 24, 1979, was 35,775 × 35,816 km inclined 0.8°. 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
- 16th Proton-K/DM flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,324th launch51st this yearhumanity's 2,236th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 11440 · 1979-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 2
- Object ID
- 1979-062A
- Epoch
- 1979-07-24 04:50:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00265801 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004946
- Inclination
- 0.7878°
- Ascending node
- 275.3445°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.9077°
- Mean anomaly
- 156.7596°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- 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 11440 · in orbit
Proton-K 299-01 Stage 3 · re-entered July 7, 1979
Blok DM No. 21L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10th launch from 200/40, 3rd this year · 549th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 2 launch?
Gorizont 2 launched on July 5, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 2?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 2 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, from July 24, 1979, was 35,775 × 35,816 km inclined 0.8°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).