Proton-K/DM-2M | Kupon

Mission Details

Kupon (K95K) was a communication satellite originally developed by Lavochkin for the third generation GKKRS (Global Space Command and Communications System). The project was cancelled with the breakup of the Soviet Union, and instead Kupon became the first communications satellite for the Russian banking system. The satellite was owned by the Russian Federation Central Bank (and possibly Global Information Systems of Moscow) and relayed financial data for the Bankir network.

Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Launch Site

Pad

200/39 (200L)

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Country

🇰🇿 KAZ