Astra 1G

Astra 1G was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.

Astra 1G
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSociété Européenne des Satellites / SES S.A.
COSPAR ID1997-076A
SATCAT no.25071
Websitehttps://www.ses.com/
Mission durationPlanned: 15 years
Final: 25 years and 6 months
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeBoeing 601HP
BusHS-601HP
ManufacturerHughes Space and Communications
Launch mass3,379 kg (7,449 lb)
Power6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date2 December 1997, 23:10:37 UTC
RocketProton-K / DM-2M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/23
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceFebruary 1998
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedJune 2023
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
LongitudeAstra 19.2° East (1997-2009)
Astra 23.5° East (2009-2010)
Astra 31.5° East (2010-2014)
60° East (2014-2016)
63° East (2016-2017)
51° East (2017-2018)
57° East (2018-2019)
63° East (2019-2021)
Astra 19.2° East (2021-2023)
Transponders
Band32 Ku-band
Coverage areaEurope
 

History

SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.[2]

Astra 1G was retired to a graveyard orbit in 2023.[3]

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.[4]

See also
  • SES (satellite operator)
  • Astra (satellite family)

References
  1. "ASTRA 1G". N2YO.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. Real Time Satellite Tracking And Predictions Accessed 29 June 26 2023
  4. "Satellites". Heavens Above. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.


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