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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 23
Launched
July 1, 1991
Summary
Gorizont 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 1, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,429th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 3,645th orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,612 × 35,732 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
- 50th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,429th launch34th this yearhumanity's 3,645th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 21533 · 1991-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 23
- Object ID
- 1991-046A
- Epoch
- 1991-07-01 23:25:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00706428 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014242
- Inclination
- 1.5232°
- Ascending node
- 270.9762°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.1295°
- Mean anomaly
- 339.2909°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 21533 · in orbit
Proton-K 373-01 Stage 3 · re-entered July 4, 1991
Blok DM-2 No. 50L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 963rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 23 launch?
Gorizont 23 launched on July 1, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 23?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 23 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 23 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,612 × 35,732 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).