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    ASTRON
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 22 March 1983 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) | 
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) | 
| NORAD ID | 13901 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1983-020A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 78.948° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.60725 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.023 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 46.748° | 
| Mean anomaly | 358.688° | 
| Orbital period | 5930.667 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 05 Nov 2025, 12:07 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36255.6 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 102162.2 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 168068.7 km | 
Orbital History
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