Proton 4 (Proton-2 1 / N-6 #1)
Proton 4
The N-6 (a.k.a. Proton-2) was an improved version of the N-4 satellite. It was designed to study the interaction of elementary particles with energies in excess of 1012 eV up to 1015 eV. Due to the instrumentation, the N-6 was much heavier than the N-4. Of it's mass of 17 t, 12.5 t were scientific instrumentation, making the N-6 the heaviest scientific satellite up to this date. A second N-6 was never launched.
| Nation: | USSR |
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| Type / Application: | Science |
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| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | 17000 kg |
| Orbit: | 248 km × 477 km, 51.55° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Proton 4 (Proton-2 1, N-6 #1) | 16.11.1968 | TB LC-81/24 | Proton-K | ||
| Proton 5 (Proton-2 2, N-6 #2) | cancelled | TB | Proton-K |
Further Proton missions:
