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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kupon
Launched
November 12, 1997
Summary
Kupon launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 12, 1997. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 49th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,191st orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kupon, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 36,039 × 36,100 km orbit inclined 0.0°. 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 49th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,191st orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kupon · NORAD 25045 · 1997-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KUPON
- Object ID
- 1997-070A
- Epoch
- 1997-11-12 14:27:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99295143 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007229
- Inclination
- 0.0445°
- Ascending node
- 308.6234°
- Arg. of perigee
- 227.7549°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.6506°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 6 debris, 3 components; 6 still in orbit
- Kupon · NORAD 25045 · in orbit
Proton-K 382-01 Stage 3 · re-entered November 15, 1997
Blok DM-2M No. 8L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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 banking system. The satellite was owned by the Russian Federation Central Bank (and possibly Global Information Systems of Moscow) and relayed financial data for the Bankir network.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
80th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,098th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
89 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Kupon launch?
Kupon launched on November 12, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kupon?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kupon?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Kupon launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kupon reach?
Kupon, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 36,039 × 36,100 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Kupon launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).