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Astra 1G

Name: Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G
Start: 1997-12-02T23:10:37Z
Location: 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Proton-K/DM-2M

Launched Tue, Dec 2 · 11:10:37 PM UTC1997-12-02 23:10:37 UTC81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

79th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

8th

launch this year

81/23 (81L)

5th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

79 d 21 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

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

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

Launches

193

Successful

178

92%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesProton Rokot

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Proton-K/DM-2M

Vehicle history

Height

59m

Diameter

4.2m

Liftoff thrust

8,847kN

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

Astra 1G

Proton-K/DM-2M

Launched Tue, Dec 2 · 11:10:37 PM UTC1997-12-02 23:10:37 UTC81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

Follow Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in the app Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center updates

Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

79th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

8th

launch this year

81/23 (81L)

5th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

79 d 21 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

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

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

Launches

193

Successful

178

92%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesProton Rokot

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Proton-K/DM-2M

Vehicle history

Height

59m

Diameter

4.2m

Liftoff thrust

8,847kN

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