Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Gals 2
Proton K/DM-2
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, November 17, 1995 · 14:25 UTC
Mission
/01The Gals television broadcasting satellite, originally expected to be launched by December, 1990, was designed to support a variety of direct broadcast customers, including professional broadcasting firms (having antenna 2.5 m in diameter), community associations (receiving antenna 1.5 m), and individuals (receiving antenna 0.6-0.9 m). The year 1994 marked the long awaited debut of the first of the next-generation Russian geosynchronous communications satellites.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton K/DM-2
Variant: K/DM-2
Launch Pad
200/39 (200L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.040° N, 63.032° E
71
Pad Launches
1064
Location Launches
33
Agency Launches
69
Orbital This Year