Norad ID: 13901
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ASTRON |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Perigee | 5096 km |
| Apogee | 199096 km |
ASTRON, 13901 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in HEO that was launched on Wed, 23 Mar 1983 UTC via a PROTON-K/D-1 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite ASTRON Date of exalting 23.03.1983y.