Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Gals 2

Proton K/DM-2

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, November 17, 1995 · 14:25 UTC

Mission

/01

The 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

/02

Rocket

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

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