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Astron



General


Designation 13901 / 83020A
Launch date 23 Mar 1983
Country of origin CIS
Mission Scientific: astronomy
Perigee/Apogee 25731/178615 km
Inclination 34.1°
Period 5932.2 min
Launch vehicle Proton #106
Mass at launch 3500 kg (450 kg of instruments)

Carries the French and Russian experiment UFT for UV astronomy. Payload: 1 telescope (80 cm diameter and 5 m long) and a spectrometer (1.15-3.5 µm)

External resources


http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/images/astron_images.html

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