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Gorizont No. 39L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on May 27, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

May 27, 1993 · 01:22 UTCLaunch 1993-F01Launch no. 3,818 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeFailurestage 2 underperformance; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 27, 1993, 01:22
Launch designation
1993-F01
Mission
Gorizont No. 39L
Flight name
Gorizont
Vehicle flight ID
364-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2U*

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Gorizont1993-F01Satellite Communications Co.———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.