flown missionSuccess
Proton | Luch 2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/23 (81L) — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Luch 2
- Type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
The Luch-2 or Gelios satellites were the second generation of Soviet and later Russian data relay satellites. These satellites were improved versions of Luch (Altair) series and provided communications service to the Mir space station, Buran space shuttle, Soyuz-TM spacecraft, military satellites and the TsUPK ground control center.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
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- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Proton K/DM-2
- Family
- Proton / UR-500
- Variant
- K/DM-2
- Provider
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Type
- Government
- Country
- RUS
launch site
- Pad
- 81/23 (81L)
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- KAZ
- Timezone
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Coordinates
- 46.0740, 62.9780