Astron
An artist's impression of the Astron spacecraft (Credit: Soviet Space Program)
Lifetime: March 1983 - June 1989
Country (primary): Soviet Union
Primary Science
The Astron satellite was designed for ultraviolet and X-ray astrophysical observations.
Science Highlights
- Monitored Hercules X-1, providing data during its low state in 1983 and from when it turned back on in 1984
- Investigation of acretion of material from red giants onto neutron stars