Launch vehicle
Proton K/DM-2
- Recorded launches
- 110
- First flight
- 1982-10-12
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch Successful
Altair 13L (Luch 1)
Proton K/DM-2
Historical mission record
This page records Proton | Altair 13L (Luch 1) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
- Launch pad
- 81/23 (81L)
- Provider
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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