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Astron
Decommissioned Soviet space telescope. Astron was launched on March 23, 1983 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Mar 24, 1983).
COSPAR 1983-020ANORAD 13901Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Astron
- Payload designation
- 1A No. 602
- International designator
- 1983-020A
- NORAD catalog number
- 13901
- GCAT identifier
- S13901
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/084
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Astron
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- 3M
Launch
- Date
- March 23, 1983 · 12:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 1983-020Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D-1
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC200/39
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- DSO
- Perigee
- 25,129 km
- Apogee
- 178,818 km
- Inclination
- 79.76°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- March 24, 1983
- Last known active
- May 21, 1991
- End of operations
- May 21, 1991
Size
- Mass
- 3,500 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 9.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00634
- Final central body
- Earth
- Phase start
- March 24, 1983
- Phase outcome
- In orbit
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q19764 (CC0).