Help in identifying some Proton objects

From: Rui C. Barbosa (rcb@netcabo.pt)
Date: Wed May 21 2003 - 09:44:32 EDT

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    Hi!
    
    Can someone help me in identifiyng the following objects (I don't like the
    OIG names):
    
    03-015B  27776      Block DM-2M                       8K82K Proton-K DM-2M
    GIK-5 Baikonur, LC81 PU-24
    
    03-015C  27777      Platform                                    8K82K
    Proton-K DM-2M                   GIK-5 Baikonur, LC81 PU-24
    
    03-015D 27778       Aux motor                            8K82K Proton-K
    DM-2M                   GIK-5 Baikonur, LC81 PU-24
    
    03-015E  27779       Aux motor                       8K82K Proton-K DM-2M
    GIK-5 Baikonur, LC81 PU-24
    
    03-015F  27780      SL-12 RB (2)                          8K82K Proton-K
    DM-2M                   GIK-5 Baikonur, LC81 PU-24
    
    
    
    My question is what's the meaning of  'Platform', 'aux motor' and also de
    'SL-12 RB (2)'. Are the aux motors something like 'kick motors' on the
    satellite? Also, I thought that on the 8K82K Proton-K DM-2M launches, only
    the Block DM-2M was the only stage of the rocket to reach Earth orbit, and
    if so what is the SL-12 RB (2)?
    
    
    
    Thank you for any help on this!
    
    
    
    Rui C. Barbosa - Braga - Portugal
    
    
    
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