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1998 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Astra 2A
success
Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 2A
Geostationary communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
August 30, 1998 at 12:31 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
81/23 (81L)
Mission
Astra 2A
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 2A
GEO