Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 2, 1997, 11:10 p.m. - Dec. 2, 1997, 11:10 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 2, 1997, 11:10 p.m. - Dec. 2, 1997, 11:10 p.m.
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
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