Proton | Rimsat G1

The geostationary Gorizont satellites are part of the Russian YeSSS Unified Satellite Communication System. These satellites provided civilian and military telephone, telegraph, and facsimile communications services, in addition to relaying TV and radio broadcasts. Gorizont also supported maritime and international communications from 1988 as an element of the Okean system operating at 1.5 to 1.6 GHz. The Gorizont system occupies 10 position on the geostationary orbit.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: November 18, 1993 at 01:54 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Proton
  • Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Communications