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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 1F
Launched
April 8, 1996
Summary
Astra 1F launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 8, 1996. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 37th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,063rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 12,134 × 35,984 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 37th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,063rd orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1F · NORAD 23842 · 1996-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 1F
- Object ID
- 1996-021A
- Epoch
- 1996-04-09 13:12:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.63550373 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.391871
- Inclination
- 6.963°
- Ascending node
- 196.3905°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0547°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0244°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 4 still in orbit
- Astra 1F · NORAD 23842 · in orbit
Proton-K 390-01 Stage 3 · re-entered April 14, 1996
Blok DM3 No. 1L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 1F was the first western satellite launched on a Proton-K Blok-DM3 rocket, on April 9, 1996.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
69th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,072nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
180 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 1F launch?
Astra 1F launched on April 8, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1F?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1F?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Astra 1F launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astra 1F reach?
Astra 1F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 12,134 × 35,984 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Astra 1F launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).