Luch-2 1 (Gelios 12L)(Gelios 11?)

Russia

Launch data:

Designation	23680 / 95054A
Launch date	11 Oct 1995 - 16:26 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC-81/23
Launch vehicle	Proton-K / DM-2 (#236)
Mission	Communications, data relay
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min
Location	77°E

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM)
Platform	KAUR-4
Operator
Mass at launch	2600 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	4 SPT-70 Stationary Plasma Thrusters
DC power
Design lifetime

Equipped with a Cospas payload?

Its performance is said to increase the capacity of the channels by nearly 3 and its service lifetime would be twice as long compared to the Al'tair design.

End of life

Out of service	12 April 1999
Cause	failure

Ref: #7, #14 - update: 14.03.10