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About this launch
Kupon (K95K) was a communication satellite originally developed by Lavochkin for the third generation GKKRS (Global Space Command and Communications System). The project was cancelled with the breakup of the Soviet Union, and instead Kupon became the first communications satellite for the Russian…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit12 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUPON 1997-070A | Payload | 35775 × 35820 km · 14.5° | Globe |
| SL-12 PLAT 1997-070B | Debris | re-entered 1997-11-13 | |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1997-070C | Rocket body | re-entered 1997-11-15 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1997-070D | Rocket body | 35905 × 36025 km · 14.7° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1997-070E | Rocket body | 1583 × 32565 km · 45.5° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1997-070F | Rocket body | 195 × 3616 km · 46.6° | Globe |
| SL-12 DEB 1997-070G | Debris | re-entered 2010-11-25 | |
| SL-12 DEB 1997-070H | Debris | re-entered 2010-12-15 |
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COSPAR ID 1997-070. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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