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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/D-1200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astron
Launched
March 23, 1983
Summary
Astron launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 23, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,676th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 2,667th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Proton-K/D-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Astron, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 9, 1983, was 28,305 × 176,044 km inclined 34.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/D-1 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 7th Proton-K/D-1 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,676th launch17th this yearhumanity's 2,667th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astron · NORAD 13901 · 1983-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRON
- Object ID
- 1983-020A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-09 14:22:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.242765 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6805417
- Inclination
- 34.358°
- Ascending node
- 135.5109°
- Arg. of perigee
- 191.673°
- Mean anomaly
- 329.41°
- 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: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Astron · NORAD 13901 · left Earth orbit March 24, 1983
Blok D-1 No. 7L · left Earth orbit March 24, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soviet astronomy orbital station for UV and X-ray astrophysical observations
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 667th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Astron launch?
Astron launched on March 23, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astron?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astron?
Proton-K/D-1, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/D-1 spec sheet
Where did Astron launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astron reach?
The tracked orbit of Astron, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 9, 1983, was 28,305 × 176,044 km inclined 34.4°.
How many satellites did Astron launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).