Earth orbit
Astron
UV spectrograph.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
UV spectrograph. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1983-020; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 23 March 1983, 12:45:06 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K/D-1
- Orbit
- Deep-space Earth orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 21 May 1991
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Astron
UV spectrograph.
- GCAT ID
- S13901
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 3,500 kg
- Dimensions
- 6 m long · 2.5 m diameter · 9 m span
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