LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Apr 08 1996
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Astra 1F
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Proton-K/DM-2MDescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Astra 1F was the first western satellite launched on a Proton-K Blok-DM3 rocket, on April 9, 1996.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
81/23 (81L)