Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G

Name: Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G
Start: 1997-12-02T23:10:37Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

SES ordered its Hughes 601 satellites, in 1994 for Astra 1G; in 1995 for Astra 1H; and in 1996 for Astra 2A. In August 1999, SES ordered Astra 2C, another Hughes 601HP

Mission Details

Launch date: December 2, 1997 at 11:10 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Proton-K/DM-2M
Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Communications