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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 1G
Launched
December 2, 1997
Summary
Astra 1G launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 2, 1997. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 50th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,197th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1G, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 10,219 × 35,996 km orbit inclined 12.3°. 4 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
- 8th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 50th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,197th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1G · NORAD 25071 · 1997-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 1G
- Object ID
- 1997-076A
- Epoch
- 1997-12-02 22:43:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.71531302 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4372195
- Inclination
- 12.334°
- Ascending node
- 71.2773°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9589°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.2159°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Astra 1G · NORAD 25071 · in orbit
Proton-K 382-02 Stage 3 · re-entered December 5, 1997
Blok DM3 No. 2L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES ordered its Hughes 601 satellites, in 1994 for Astra 1G; in 1995 for Astra 1H; and in 1996 for Astra 2A. In August 1999, SES ordered Astra 2C, another Hughes 601HP
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
76th launch from 81/23 (81L), 5th this year · 1,099th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 1G launch?
Astra 1G launched on December 2, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1G?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1G?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Astra 1G launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astra 1G reach?
Astra 1G, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 10,219 × 35,996 km orbit inclined 12.3°.
How many satellites did Astra 1G launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).