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About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM
Proton-K/DM: specs, record and next flights → Soviet Union: all its launches →
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORIZONT 14 1987-040A | Payload | 36413 × 36657 km · 10.5° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1987-040B | Rocket body | re-entered 1987-05-14 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1987-040C | Debris | re-entered 1987-05-12 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1987-040D | Rocket body | 34958 × 35112 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1987-040E | Rocket body | re-entered 1990-03-01 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1987-040F | Rocket body | re-entered 1991-03-19 |
COSPAR ID 1987-040. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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