Astra 1G
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Société Européenne des Satellites / SES S.A. |
COSPAR ID | 1997-076A |
SATCAT no. | 25071 |
Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 24 years, 1 month, 16 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Boeing 601HP |
Bus | HS-601HP |
Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications |
Launch mass | 3,379 kg (7,449 lb) |
Power | 6 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 December 1997, 23:10:37 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-K / DM-2M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/23 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | February 1998 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 19.2° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 32 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Europe |
Astra 1G is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.
History[]
SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.[2]
Launch[]
Astra-1G was launched on 2 December 1997 at 23:10:37 UTC, by a Proton-K / DM-2M launch vehicle, from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was maneuvered into a geostationary orbit and at 19.2° East of longitude.[3]
See also[]
- SES (satellite operator)
- Astra (satellite family)
References[]
- ^ "ASTRA 1G". N2YO.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Satellites". Heavens Above. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
Categories:
- Astra satellites
- Satellites of Luxembourg
- Spacecraft launched in 1997
- 1997 in spaceflight
- 1997 in Luxembourg
- Satellites using the BSS-601 bus
- Communications satellite stubs