December 16, 1994 at 12:00 PM UTC
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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December 16, 1994 at 12:00 PM UTC
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 46.0740, 62.9780
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.
Proton / UR-500 · K/DM-2
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
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