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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 3
Launched
December 28, 1979
Summary
Gorizont 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,361st launch, 88th this year and humanity's 2,282nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Proton-K/DM flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 36,297 × 36,340 km orbit inclined 0.8°. 5 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
- 18th Proton-K/DM flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,361st launch88th this yearhumanity's 2,282nd orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 11648 · 1979-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 3
- Object ID
- 1979-105A
- Epoch
- 1979-12-28 11:27:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98427969 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005
- Inclination
- 0.8007°
- Ascending node
- 283.35°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0108°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.5823°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Gorizont · NORAD 11648 · in orbit
Proton-K 303-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 30, 1979
Blok DM No. 24L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12th launch from 200/40, 5th this year · 554th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 3 launch?
Gorizont 3 launched on December 28, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 3?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 3 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 3 reach?
Gorizont, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 36,297 × 36,340 km orbit inclined 0.8°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).