Luch 5B at 16° W
also known as Loutch-5B, Луч-5Б
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 16° WChannel line-up at 16° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 38977
- COSPAR number
- 2012-061A
- Operator
- Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency)
- Manufacturer
- ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
- Model
- Express-1000A
- Launch
- 02 Nov 2012 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 1140 kg
- Dry mass
- 950 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 10+ yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
About Luch 5B
6 Ku and S band transponders to relay commands and data to and from the LEO satellites, to provide secure Presidential communication links, command relay to rockets and spacecrafts, support communications with ISS, as well as COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue system support.