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 |
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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. |