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. |