Gorizont 20

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

CIS spacecraft n°:

Also called: Gorizont 30L

Launch data

Designation: 20659 / 90054A
Launch date 20 Jun 1990
Launch site B, LC-200/40
Launch vehicle  Proton-K / DM (#188)
Mission: Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  NPO PM
Platform  NPO Gorizont
Operator 
Mass at launch  2120 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) dia: about 2m, height: about 5m
Solar array  
Stabilization  3-axis
DC power  1300 W
Design lifetime  3-5 yrs

Location:

Begin End Position
L: 20 Jun 1990 Mar 1995 Statsionar-04, 14°W
Jun 1995 Apr 1998 26°E, inclined
Sep 1998 Feb 1999 Statsionar-14, 96.5°E inclined

Decay:

Out of service:  Feb 1999
Cause:  went drifting West
Ref: #15 - update: 04.11.08