Luch (satellite)

Luch
Luch 15 (Altair 15L) in the A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications in Saint Petersburg, Russia
ManufacturerNPO-PM
Country of originRussia
ApplicationsTo transmit live TV images, communications and other telemetry
Specifications
Spacecraft typeSatellite
Dry mass2.4 metric tons
Power1.8 kW
RegimeGeosynchronous
Capacity
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The Luch (Russian: Луч; lit. Ray) Satellite Data Relay Network (SDRN), also referred to as Altair and Gelios, is a series of geosynchronous Russian relay satellites, used to transmit live TV images, communications and other telemetry from the Soviet/Russian space station Mir, the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) of the International Space Station and other orbital spacecraft to the Earth,[1] in a manner similar to that of the US Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.

  1. ^ David Harland (30 November 2004). The Story of Space Station Mir. New York: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. ISBN 978-0-387-23011-5.