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Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton-K/DM-2M · 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 50th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 4,197th orbital launch attempt

December 2, 1997Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 2, 23:10Dec 2, 23:10 UTC

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Astra 1G

SES ordered its Hughes 601 satellites, in 1994 for Astra 1G; in 1995 for Astra 1H; and in 1996 for Astra 2A. In August 1999, SES ordered Astra 2C, another Hughes 601HP

Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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Pad — 81/23 (81L)

104 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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