| 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 | |
| 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. |