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About this launch
The Luch or Altair satellites were the first generation of Soviet and later Russian data relay satellites. These satellites provided communications service to the Mir space station, Buran space shuttle, Soyuz-TM spacecraft, military satellites and the TsUPK ground control center.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton K/DM-2
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCH 1994-082A | Payload | 35776 × 35843 km · 14.7° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1994-082B | Rocket body | re-entered 1994-12-19 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1994-082C | Debris | re-entered 1994-12-17 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1994-082D | Rocket body | 35530 × 35754 km · 14.6° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1994-082E | Rocket body | re-entered 2001-09-27 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1994-082F | Rocket body | re-entered 1995-10-04 | |
| LUCH DEB 1994-082G | Debris | 35598 × 35734 km · 14.6° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1994-082. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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