Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Astra 1F
Proton-K/DM-2M
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, April 8, 1996 · 23:09 UTC
Mission
/01Astra 1F was the first western satellite launched on a Proton-K Blok-DM3 rocket, on April 9, 1996.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-K/DM-2M
Variant: DM-2M
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.074° N, 62.978° E
69
Pad Launches
1072
Location Launches
37
Agency Launches
22
Orbital This Year