| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 1M |
| 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) | 35804 |
| Apogee (km) | 35852 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000568747333996872 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.14 |
| Period (minutes) | 1438.2 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5345 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 9900 |
| Date of Launch | 05-11-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | EADS Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-057A |
| NORAD Number | 33436 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home and HD television. |