| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 1G |
| 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) | 19.24 |
| Perigee (km) | 35780 |
| Apogee (km) | 35791 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000130469333776138 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.04 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3379 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 3,010 (BOL) |
| Power (watts) | 6600 |
| Date of Launch | 02-12-1997 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Hughes |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton K |
| COSPAR Number | 1997-076A |
| NORAD Number | 25071 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home tv; multimedia; 32 Ku-band transponders; Europe |