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Al'tair No. 13L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on December 16, 1994, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 16, 1994 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1994-082Launch no. 3,953 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 16, 1994, 12:00
Launch designation
1994-082
Mission
Al'tair No. 13L
Flight name
Luch
Vehicle flight ID
373-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,106 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Luch1994-082ANORAD 23426Russian Military Space ForcesCommunications2,400 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.