Altair 13L (Luch 1) Mission

Launch Service Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Vehicle

Proton K/DM-2

The Luch or Altair satellites were the first generation of Soviet and later Russian data relay satellites. These satellites provided communications service to the Mir space station, Buran space shuttle, Soyuz-TM spacecraft, military satellites and the TsUPK ground control center.