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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Potok 8
Launched
September 21, 1994
Summary
Potok 8 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 21, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 22nd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,931st orbital launch attempt. It was the 75th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2291, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,334 × 35,926 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 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 75th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 7th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 22nd launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,931st orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2291 · NORAD 23267 · 1994-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2291
- Object ID
- 1994-060A
- Epoch
- 1994-09-21 12:27:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00858867 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0070381
- Inclination
- 1.4371°
- Ascending node
- 279.3117°
- Arg. of perigee
- 12.6932°
- Mean anomaly
- 344.2019°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
- Kosmos-2291 · NORAD 23267 · in orbit
Proton-K 381-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 25, 1994
Blok DM-2 No. 86L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary military relay satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
65th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,037th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
643 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Potok 8 launch?
Potok 8 launched on September 21, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Potok 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Potok 8?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Potok 8 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Potok 8 reach?
Kosmos-2291, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,334 × 35,926 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Potok 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).