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Gals 2

Proton · Communications

1995200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome

Mission

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.

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Mission Facts

Provider
KhSC
Rocket
Proton
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Pad
200/39 (200L)
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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