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Proton | Rimsat G1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton K/DM-2 · 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 14th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 3,861st orbital launch attempt

November 18, 1993Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Nov 18, 13:54Nov 18, 13:54 UTC

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Rimsat G1

The geostationary Gorizont satellites are part of the Russian YeSSS Unified Satellite Communication System. These satellites provided civilian and military telephone, telegraph, and facsimile communications services, in addition to relaying TV and radio broadcasts. Gorizont also supported maritime and international communications from 1988 as an element of the Okean system operating at 1.5 to 1.6 GHz. The Gorizont system occupies 10 position on the geostationary orbit.

Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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Pad — 81/23 (81L)

104 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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