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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 1H
Launched
June 18, 1999
Summary
Astra 1H launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 18, 1999. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 63rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,323rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1H, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 35,862 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 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
- 16th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 63rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,323rd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1H · NORAD 25785 · 1999-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 1H
- Object ID
- 1999-033A
- Epoch
- 1999-06-18 03:06:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27703438 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7304459
- Inclination
- 51.5505°
- Ascending node
- 302.225°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.89°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.736°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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 1H · NORAD 25785 · in orbit
Proton-K 397-02 Stage 3 · re-entered June 19, 1999
Blok DM3 No. 8L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European communications satellite.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
87th launch from 81/23 (81L), 5th this year · 1,130th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Astra 1H launch?
Astra 1H launched on June 18, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1H?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1H?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Astra 1H launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astra 1H reach?
Astra 1H, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 35,862 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Astra 1H launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).