Gorizont 33

Gorizont 33
NamesГоризонт 33
Horizon 33
Gorizont 45L
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorKosmicheskiya Svyaz (RSCC)
COSPAR ID2000-029A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26373
Websitehttps://eng.rscc.ru/
Mission duration3 years (planned)
8 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGorizont 33
Spacecraft typeKAUR
BusKAUR-3
ManufacturerNPO PM
Launch mass2,300 kg (5,100 lb)
Dimensions2 m (diameter)
5 m (height)
Power1280 watts
Start of mission
Launch date6 June 2000, 02:59:00 UTC
RocketProton-K / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceAugust 2000
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedMarch 2008
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude145° East
Transponders
Band7 transponders:
6 C-band
1 Ku-band
Coverage areaRussia, Commonwealth of Independent States

Gorizont 33 (Russian: Горизонт 33 meaning "Horizon 33"), also known as Gorizont 45L was a Russian communications satellite operated by Kosmicheskiya Svyaz (RSCC). It was the last satellite to be launched as part of the Gorizont constellation. Constructed by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM), it was based on the KAUR-3 satellite bus. Its launch was contracted by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, using a Proton-K / Briz-M launch vehicle.