Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 1F |
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) |
19.22 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000225345430824883 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.15 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3010 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1800 |
Power (watts) |
4400 |
Date of Launch |
18-04-1996 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
1996-021A |
NORAD Number |
23842 |
Comments |
Direct tv broadcast to Europe; 16 Ku-band transponders; Europe. |