Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 3A |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Luxembourg |
Operator/Owner |
SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
23.48 |
Perigee (km) |
35770 |
Apogee (km) |
35804 |
Eccentricity |
0.000403254501031857 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
750 |
Power (watts) |
1500 |
Date of Launch |
29-03-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 44L |
COSPAR Number |
2002-015B |
NORAD Number |
27400 |
Comments |
20 transponders; provide follow-on capacity for the Kopernikus satellite of Deutsche Telekom AG, contracted for 10 transponders on spacecraft; German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. |