Launch Overview
Vehicle
Proton-K/DM-2M
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC81/23
Outcome
Success
Flight
358-02
COSPAR Designator
1994-002
Mission
Gals 1 (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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Proton-K/DM-2M
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Agency launches
15 (1 YTD)
Site launches
1021 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
57 (1 YTD)