KhSC Proton-K/DM-2M Gals 1
Proton-K/DM-2M
Status
Success
Date
20 JAN 1994
09:49
Launch Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Proton-K/DM-2M
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not available