MISSION NAME
Gorizont 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
19 DEC 1978
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
200/40
Description
Geostationary communications satellite
Proton-K/DM
Rocket Description
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.