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1A No. 602

Proton-K/D-1 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 23, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 23, 1983 · 12:45 UTCLaunch 1983-020Launch no. 2,661 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 23, 1983, 12:45
Launch designation
1983-020
Mission
1A No. 602
Flight name
Astron
Vehicle flight ID
307-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Astron1983-020ANORAD 13901Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaAstronomy3,500 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Mar 24, 1983

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.