Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM US-KS 1

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM US-KS 1
Start: 1975-10-08T00:30:00.000Z
Location: 81/23 (81L)

Proton-K/DM

Status

Success

Date

8 OCT 1975

00:30

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

81/23 (81L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Geostationary early warning satellite

Rocket

Proton-K/DM

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Height

59 m

Diameter

4.15 m

Launch Mass

711 T

Thrust

8,847 kN