Astra 1G

Astra 1G

Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES
COSPAR ID	1997-076A
SATCAT no.	25071
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	Planned: 15 years Final: 25 years and 6 months
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Boeing 601HP
Bus	HS-601HP
Manufacturer	Hughes Space and Communications
Launch mass	3,379 kg (7,449 lb)
Power	6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	2 December 1997, 23:10:37 UTC
Rocket	Proton-K / DM-2M
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/23
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	February 1998
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	June 2023
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[1]
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	Astra 19.2° East (1997-2009) Astra 23.5° East (2009-2010) Astra 31.5° East (2010-2014) 60° East (2014-2016) 63° East (2016-2017) 51° East (2017-2018) 57° East (2018-2019) 63° East (2019-2021) Astra 19.2° East (2021-2023)
Transponders
Band	32 Ku-band
Coverage area	Europe
Astra constellation ← Astra 1F Astra 2A →

Astra 1G was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.

History

SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.^[2]

Astra 1G was retired to a graveyard orbit in 2023.^[3]

Launch

Astra-1G was launched on 2 December 1997 at 23:10:37 UTC, by a Proton-K / DM-2M launch vehicle, from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was maneuvered into a geostationary orbit and at 19.2° East of longitude.^[4]

See also

• SES (operator)
• Astra (satellite family)

References

External links

• Official SES website
• SES fleet information and map
• SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites (archived)

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