| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 1D |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Luxembourg |
| Operator/Owner | SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 31.2 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000225356121976966 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 1.15 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2924 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1700 |
| Power (watts) | 3300 |
| Date of Launch | 01-11-1994 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Hughes |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 42P |
| COSPAR Number | 1994-070A |
| NORAD Number | 23331 |
| Comments | Primarily backup for Astra 1B and 1C; 18 Ku-band transponders; continental Europe. |