LUCH

retired

Identification

Position105° W (117.2° W)

NORAD / COSPAR23426 / 1994-082A

OperatorRoscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency)

OrbitGEO

Hardware

ManufacturerNPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM)

ModelKAUR-4

Mass24400 kg

Launch

Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicleProton K

Comment

Bus: KAUR-4 | Manufacturer: NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) | Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries | Propulsion: 4 Ã— SPT-70 Stationary Plasma Thrusters

Lifetime

16 Dec 1994Launched

5 yrDesign life

31.6 yrElapsed

ExpiredRemaining

Dec 1999End of life

Satellite is retired