Astron orbital UV/X-ray observatory spacecraft
Astron was a joint Soviet-French orbital observatory carrying ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy payloads in a highly elliptical Earth orbit. Its long apogee passes kept the observatory outside Earth’s radiation belts and shadow for much of each orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AstronA-11983-020
- Family Name
- Astron
- Full Name
- Astron orbital UV/X-ray observatory spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatory
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Astron was a joint Soviet-French orbital observatory carrying ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy payloads in a highly elliptical Earth orbit. Its long apogee passes kept the observatory outside Earth’s radiation belts and shadow for much of each orbit.
- First Flight Year
- 1,983
- Last Flight Year
- 1,983
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 18:47:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 18:47:26 UTC
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