Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Potok 9
Launched
August 30, 1995
Summary
Potok 9 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 30, 1995. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 31st launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,011th orbital launch attempt. It was the 82nd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2319, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 35,830 × 36,003 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 8 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
- 82nd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 31st launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,011th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2319 · NORAD 23653 · 1995-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2319
- Object ID
- 1995-045A
- Epoch
- 1995-08-30 13:54:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99836497 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020472
- Inclination
- 1.372°
- Ascending node
- 278.8434°
- Arg. of perigee
- 245.9459°
- Mean anomaly
- 113.5649°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2319 · NORAD 23653 · in orbit
Proton-K 369-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 3, 1995
Blok DM-2 No. 78L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary military relay satellite
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,058th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Potok 9 launch?
Potok 9 launched on August 30, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Potok 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Potok 9?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Potok 9 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Potok 9 reach?
Kosmos-2319, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 35,830 × 36,003 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Potok 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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