Status
Success
Astron
Launch Time
Wed Mar 23, 1983 12:45 UTC
Wed Mar 23, 1983 12:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Astron
Astron was a Soviet spacecraft which was designed to fulfill an astrophysics mission. It was based on the 4MV spacecraft design and was operational for six years as the largest ultraviolet space telescope during its lifetime. Astron's payload consisted of an 80 cm ultraviolet telescope which was designed jointly by the USSR and France, and an X-ray spectroscope on board. It could take UV spectra 150-350 nm.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,500.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1983
21st orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
100th mission
3rd mission of 1983
79th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission