39727 - LUCH 5V

Relay satellite for command, control and communications. It will provide links between ground stations and the ISS Russian segment, satellites and spacecraft in LEO, and rockets/missiles during their launch phase.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2014-04-28
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 1148.0 kg