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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 24
Launched
October 23, 1991
Summary
Gorizont 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 23, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,449th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 3,674th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,998 × 36,009 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
- 52nd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,449th launch54th this yearhumanity's 3,674th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 21759 · 1991-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 24
- Object ID
- 1991-074A
- Epoch
- 1991-10-23 09:58:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99527977 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001322
- Inclination
- 1.4198°
- Ascending node
- 273.6498°
- Arg. of perigee
- 46.2651°
- Mean anomaly
- 312.7916°
- 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 21759 · in orbit
Proton-K 362-02 Stage 3 · re-entered October 25, 1991
Blok DM-2 No. 55L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
63rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 972nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 24 launch?
Gorizont 24 launched on October 23, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 24?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 24 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 24 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,998 × 36,009 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).