Astron 1

Russia


Launch data:

Designation13901 / 83020A
Launch date23 Mar 1983
Launch siteB, LC-200/39
Launch vehicle Proton-K/Blok-D-1 (#106)
MissionScientific:astronomy
Perigee/Apogee 25731/178615 km
Inclination 34.1°
Period 5932.2 min
Mass at launch 3500 kg (450 kg of instruments)

Carries the French and Russian experiment UFT for UV astronomy. Payload: 1 telescope (80 cm diameter and 5 m long) and a spectrometer (1.15-3.5 µm)

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