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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Altair 13L (Luch 1)
Launched
December 16, 1994
Summary
Altair 13L (Luch 1) launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 16, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 26th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,954th orbital launch attempt. It was the 78th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Luch, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 35,687 × 35,737 km orbit inclined 2.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 78th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 10th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 26th launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,954th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Luch · NORAD 23426 · 1994-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LUCH
- Object ID
- 1994-082A
- Epoch
- 1994-12-17 05:18:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00563239 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005939
- Inclination
- 2.5816°
- Ascending node
- 274.7842°
- Arg. of perigee
- 18.5352°
- Mean anomaly
- 323.2824°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 3 still in orbit
- Luch · NORAD 23426 · in orbit
Proton-K 373-02 Stage 3 · re-entered December 19, 1994
Blok DM-2 No. 75L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
65th launch from 81/23 (81L), 9th this year · 1,046th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Altair 13L (Luch 1) launch?
Altair 13L (Luch 1) launched on December 16, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Altair 13L (Luch 1)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Altair 13L (Luch 1)?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Altair 13L (Luch 1) launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Altair 13L (Luch 1) reach?
Luch, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 35,687 × 35,737 km orbit inclined 2.6°.
How many satellites did Altair 13L (Luch 1) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).