Friday, March 12, 2004

Gorizont 1

 1978-118A


The first 11F662 Gorizont satellite was launched on 1978 Dec 19 by 8K82K Proton from Baikonur. The Blok-DM upper stage malfunctioned, leaving Gorizont No. 11 in an elliptical 1420.0 min, 22580 x 48365 km x 11.3 deg orbit. Later burns of the satellite propulsion system raised the period to the synchronous value but not enough fuel was available to reduce the inclination. The satellite was used for various engineering tests.


Gorizont No. 11  
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Dec 19  1215  Launch by Proton  KB  
 1224?  Stage 3 sep  173 x 190 x 51.6  
 1332? Blok-DM burn 1   
 1848? Blok-DM burn 2 
 1849?Blok-DM malfunction 
 1852? Blok-DM No. 17L sep 1420.0 22580 x 48365 x 11.3 
1979 Jan    1453.0 
1979 Feb 2    1436.05 22616 x 48954 x 11.3 GEO 52.7E 
1979 Mar    1436.1 22553 x 49023 x 11.3 
1979 May    GEO 52E 
1979 Jun    GEO 53E 
1979 Sep    GEO 53E 
1979 Sep 23    1435.98 22480 x 49088 x 11.0 GEO 50.7E 
1980 Jan 10   end of ops 
1980 May    1471 min 
1980 Dec    GEO 95E dr 
1981 May 7    1436.45 21918 x 49668 x 10.5 
1981 May    GEO 90E dr 
1982 Sep    GEO 58E dr 
1983 Jun    GEO 90E dr 
1985 Jun    GEO 61E dr 

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