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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 31
Launched
January 25, 1996
Summary
Gorizont 31 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 25, 1996. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 35th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,046th orbital launch attempt. It was the 86th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,580 × 36,817 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 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 86th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 35th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,046th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 23775 · 1996-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 31
- Object ID
- 1996-005A
- Epoch
- 1996-01-25 04:36:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.9712792 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027539
- Inclination
- 1.5133°
- Ascending node
- 286.2568°
- Arg. of perigee
- 156.2306°
- Mean anomaly
- 205.0465°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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 23775 · in orbit
Proton-K 374-02 Stage 3 · re-entered January 29, 1996
Blok DM-2 No. 81L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
73rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,069th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 31 launch?
Gorizont 31 launched on January 25, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 31?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 31 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 31 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,580 × 36,817 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).