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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 2C
Launched
June 16, 2001
Summary
Astra 2C 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 16, 2001. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 84th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,477th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). Astra 2C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 35,812 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 · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 29th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 84th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,477th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 2C · NORAD 26853 · 2001-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 2C
- Object ID
- 2001-025A
- Epoch
- 2001-06-16 03:06:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28052399 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7301694
- Inclination
- 51.5658°
- Ascending node
- 300.608°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9835°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8418°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Astra 2C · NORAD 26853 · in orbit
Proton-K 403-02 Stage 3 · re-entered June 18, 2001
Blok DM3 No. 27L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 2C was a European (SES - Societe Europeene des Satellites, Luxembourg) geosynchronous communications Boeing 601HP spacecraft.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
97th launch from 81/23 (81L), 2nd this year · 1,177th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Astra 2C launch?
Astra 2C launched on June 16, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 2C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 2C?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Astra 2C launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astra 2C reach?
Astra 2C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 35,812 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Astra 2C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).