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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 2A
Launched
August 30, 1998
Summary
Astra 2A launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 30, 1998. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 55th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,260th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 2A, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 36,016 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 5 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
- 11th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 55th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,260th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 2A · NORAD 25462 · 1998-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 2A
- Object ID
- 1998-050A
- Epoch
- 1998-08-30 01:48:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26482822 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7305637
- Inclination
- 51.5524°
- Ascending node
- 354.7523°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.9621°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.7677°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Astra 2A · NORAD 25462 · in orbit
Proton-K 383-01 Stage 3 · re-entered September 1, 1998
Blok DM3 No. 9L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
80th launch from 81/23 (81L), 3rd this year · 1,114th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
114 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Astra 2A launch?
Astra 2A launched on August 30, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 2A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 2A?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Astra 2A launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astra 2A reach?
Astra 2A, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 36,016 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Astra 2A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).