1997 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Astra 1G

successProton-K/DM-2M | 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

Overview

Date / time: December 2, 1997 at 11:10 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 81/23 (81L)
Mission: Astra 1G
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Orbit

Launch vehicle

Proton-K/DM-2M →

Launch provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center →

Payloads deployed · 1

ASTRA 1G

GEO