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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 7 1983-066A | Payload | 36273 × 36395 km · 9.1° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1983-066B | Rocket body | re-entered 1983-07-03 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1983-066C | Debris | re-entered 1983-07-01 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1983-066D | Rocket body | re-entered 1984-02-22 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1983-066E | Rocket body | re-entered 1994-11-25 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1983-066F | Rocket body | 36509 × 36586 km · 9.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1983-066. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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