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Luch 5A

Russian Luch relay satellite. Luch 5A was launched on December 11, 2011 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2011-074BNORAD 37951Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Luch-5A
Common name
Luch 5A
Payload designation
Luch-5A No. A001
Other names
757A No. A001:P
International designator
2011-074B
NORAD catalog number
37951
GCAT identifier
S37951
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/727

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Luch5
Owner
Resehetnev ISS
Country
Russia
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Ekspress-1000

Launch

Date
December 11, 2011 · 11:17 UTC
Launch record
2011-074Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,778 km
Apogee
35,791 km
Inclination
4.83°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
1,148 kg
Dry mass
950 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
20.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6111357 (CC0).