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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 7
Launched
June 30, 1983
Summary
Gorizont 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 30, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,708th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 2,713th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Proton-K/DM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,573 × 36,653 km orbit inclined 1.3°. 6 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
- 38th Proton-K/DM flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,708th launch49th this yearhumanity's 2,713th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 14160 · 1983-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 7
- Object ID
- 1983-066A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-01 18:50:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97417523 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009288
- Inclination
- 1.3487°
- Ascending node
- 284.5445°
- Arg. of perigee
- 231.6598°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.0921°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Gorizont · NORAD 14160 · in orbit
Proton-K 314-02 Stage 3 · re-entered July 3, 1983
Blok DM No. 39L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 678th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gorizont 7 launch?
Gorizont 7 launched on June 30, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 7?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 7 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 7 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,573 × 36,653 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).