Gorizont

Gorizont

Major contractors	NPO PM/Reshetnev
Carrier rocket	Proton-K/DM Proton-K/DM-2
Launch site	Baikonur
Mission duration	3 year design life
Mass	2,110kg
Orbital elements
Regime	Geostationary

Gorizont, (Russian: Горизонт, Horizon), GRAU index 11F662, is a series of 35 Russian, previously Soviet, geosynchronous communication satellites launched between 1978 and 2000. The programme was started in order to develop a satellite system to relay coverage of the 1980 Olympic Games from Moscow. The first four satellites were originally launched for this sole purpose.^[1] Following this, the Gorizont system was integrated into the YeSSS Unified Satellite Communication System,^[1] and used to relay both civilian and military communications. From 1988 onwards, the satellites were also used in support of the Okean programme.^[1]

Gorizont satellites are based on the KAUR-3 satellite bus, which provides three-axis stabilisation, and liquid manoeuvring engines.^[1]

External links

• Gorizont comsat

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Wade, Mark. "Gorizont". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/gorizont.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-29.