KhSC Proton K/DM-2 Luch 2
Proton K/DM-2
Status
Success
Date
11 OCT 1995
16:26
Launch Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Overview
The Luch-2 or Gelios satellites were the second generation of Soviet and later Russian data relay satellites. These satellites were improved versions of Luch (Altair) series and provided communications service to the Mir space station, Buran space shuttle, Soyuz-TM spacecraft, military satellites and the TsUPK ground control center.
Rocket
Proton K/DM-2
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Livestream
Not available