Gorizont 6 (Gorizont 16L), a Soviet geostationary communications satellite for the Orbita network. Proton-K/DM from Baikonur lofted the craft to GEO for multi-channel TV, telephony, and government communications.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.9 T
- Flight
- 33rd
- of 66 Proton-K/DM flights
- Date and time
- 20 October 1982, 16:26 UTC
- Rocket
- Proton-K/DM
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Launch site
- 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1982-103
- Launches in 1982
- 109th of 129
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