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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 1K
Launched
November 25, 2002
Summary
Astra 1K launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 25, 2002. The mission failed. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 94th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,566th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 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
- 34th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 5th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 94th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,566th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Astra 1K · NORAD 27557 · deorbited December 10, 2002
Blok DM3 No. 24L · re-entered November 28, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 1K was a communications satellite manufactured by Alcatel Space for SES.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
100th launch from 81/23 (81L), 3rd this year · 1,198th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Astra 1K launch?
Astra 1K launched on November 25, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1K?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1K?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Astra 1K launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Astra 1K going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Astra 1K launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).