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1983 · Soviet Space Program

Astron

successProton-K/D-1 | Astron

Soviet astronomy orbital station for UV and X-ray astrophysical observations

Overview

Date / time: March 23, 1983 at 12:45 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 200/39 (200L)
Mission: Astron
Mission type: Astrophysics
Orbit achieved: Elliptical Orbit

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Launch provider

Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1