| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 1H |
| 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) | 19.2 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35794 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000213497805716997 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.06 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.04 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3690 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2300 |
| Power (watts) | 6600 |
| Date of Launch | 18-06-1999 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Hughes |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton D |
| COSPAR Number | 1999-033A |
| NORAD Number | 25785 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home tv; multimedia; broadcasting; 32 Ku-band for first five years, 28 after; Europe. |