Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 1L |
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) |
19.3 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000308385719368995 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.03 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
13000 |
Date of Launch |
04-05-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2007-016A |
NORAD Number |
31306 |
Comments |
29 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band transponders first five years; 25 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band thereafter. |