Proton-K/DM-2 launched the Gorizont 24 civilian communications satellite, operated by the Soviet Ministry of Communications, to geostationary orbit at 80 degrees East for telephone, telegraph and TV relay.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.9 T
- Flight
- 52nd
- of 110 Proton K/DM-2 flights
- Date and time
- 23 October 1991, 15:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Proton K/DM-2
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Launch site
- 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1991-074
- Launches in 1991
- 77th of 91
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