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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 22
Launched
November 23, 1990
Summary
Gorizont 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 23, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,384th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 3,583rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 36,492 × 36,608 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 7 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
- 43rd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,384th launch68th this yearhumanity's 3,583rd orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 20953 · 1990-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 22
- Object ID
- 1990-102A
- Epoch
- 1990-11-23 07:40:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97633656 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013598
- Inclination
- 1.4085°
- Ascending node
- 271.2902°
- Arg. of perigee
- 103.3525°
- Mean anomaly
- 256.3221°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Gorizont · NORAD 20953 · in orbit
Proton-K 348-02 Stage 3 · re-entered November 25, 1990
Blok DM-2 No. 45L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
58th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 946th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 22 launch?
Gorizont 22 launched on November 23, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 22?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 22 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 22 reach?
Gorizont, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 36,492 × 36,608 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).