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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rimsat G2
Launched
May 20, 1994
Summary
Rimsat G2 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 20, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 19th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,899th orbital launch attempt. It was the 72nd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Rimsat G2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 34,738 × 35,029 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-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 72nd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 19th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,899th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Rimsat G2 · NORAD 23108 · 1994-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GORIZONT 30
- Object ID
- 1994-030A
- Epoch
- 1994-05-21 09:27:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.03608517 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035252
- Inclination
- 1.3349°
- Ascending node
- 275.7876°
- Arg. of perigee
- 47.3737°
- Mean anomaly
- 162.2631°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Rimsat G2 · NORAD 23108
Proton-K 357-01 Stage 3 · re-entered May 23, 1994
Blok DM-2 No. 71L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61st launch from 81/23 (81L), 5th this year · 1,029th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Rimsat G2 launch?
Rimsat G2 launched on May 20, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Rimsat G2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Rimsat G2?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Rimsat G2 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Rimsat G2 reach?
Rimsat G2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 34,738 × 35,029 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Rimsat G2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).