LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Fri Nov 17 1995
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Gals 2
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(2:25 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(2:25 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(2:25 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Proton K/DM-2Description:
![Proton K/DM-2 rocket](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.tlpnetwork.com%2Frockets%2Fproton-k-dm2.jpg&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
200/39 (200L)