Astron

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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)

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External resources

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

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