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Gorizont 30

Gorizont 30 was launched on May 20, 1994 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (1995).

COSPAR 1994-030ANORAD 23108United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Rimsat G2
Common name
Gorizont 30
Payload designation
Gorizont No. 42L
Other names
11F662 No. 800-71-642:RA
International designator
1994-030A
NORAD catalog number
23108
GCAT identifier
S23108
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/277

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Gorizont
Owner
Rimsat
Country
United States
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Gorizont

Launch

Date
May 20, 1994 · 02:01 UTC
Launch record
1994-030Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,783 km
Apogee
35,792 km
Inclination
1.26°
Status
Renamed
Status date
1995
Last known active
October 2001
End of operations
October 2001

Size

Mass
2,120 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Length
5.5 m
Diameter
3.30 m
Span
9.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771281 (CC0).