Luch 5V
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Luch 5V (Russian: Луч-5В meaning ray and sometimes transliterated as Loutch-5V) is a Russian Luch relay satellite which transmits data from the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station, and from other satellites in low Earth orbit. It currently is stationed in the 95° East geosynchronous orbit slot of the Luch network.
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Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Roskosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2014-023A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 39727[1] |
Mission duration | 10 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Ekspress-1000A[2] |
Manufacturer | JSC Information Satellite Systems |
Launch mass | 1,148 kg (2,531 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 April 2014, 04:25 (2014-04-28UTC04:25Z) UTC [3] |
Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur 81/24[1] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric 95° East |
Regime | Geosynchronous |
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