Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Astron

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Astron
Start: 1983-03-23T12:45:06.000Z
Location: 200/39 (200L)

Proton-K/D-1

Status

Success

Date

23 MAR 1983

12:45

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

200/39 (200L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Proton-K/D-1

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Height

57 m

Diameter

4.15 m

Launch Mass

707 T

Thrust

8,847 kN