| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 1KR |
| 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) | 19.16 |
| Perigee (km) | 35766 |
| Apogee (km) | 35807 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000486283254065209 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.08 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4332 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 12000 |
| Date of Launch | 20-04-2006 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2006-012A |
| NORAD Number | 29055 |
| Comments | 32 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home broadcast services across Europe. |