flown missionSuccess

UR-500 | Proton 2

Soviet Space Program81/23 (81L) — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Proton 2
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
UR-500
Family
Proton / UR-500
Provider
Soviet Space Program
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