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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gorizont 9
Launched
April 22, 1984
Summary
Gorizont 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 22, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,788th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 2,816th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Proton-K/DM flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,309 × 36,344 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 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 46th Proton-K/DM flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,788th launch29th this yearhumanity's 2,816th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gorizont · NORAD 14940 · 1984-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 9
- Object ID
- 1984-041A
- Epoch
- 1984-04-22 23:13:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98401273 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004044
- Inclination
- 1.4192°
- Ascending node
- 285.8293°
- Arg. of perigee
- 227.0836°
- Mean anomaly
- 132.3439°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
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 14940 · in orbit
Proton-K 312-02 Stage 3 · re-entered April 24, 1984
Blok DM No. 46L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21st launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 705th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gorizont 9 launch?
Gorizont 9 launched on April 22, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gorizont 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gorizont 9?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Gorizont 9 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gorizont 9 reach?
Gorizont, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,309 × 36,344 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Gorizont 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).