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Astra communications satellite

Astra 1G
Spacecraft properties

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 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
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.

Astra 1G was retired to a graveyard orbit in 2023.

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.

References

"ASTRA 1G". N2YO.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
"Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
Real Time Satellite Tracking And Predictions Accessed 29 June 26 2023
"Satellites". Heavens Above. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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v t e Satellites operated by SES
SES fleet	Active: SES-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (EchoStar 105) 12 14 15 16 (GovSat-1) 17
AMC fleet	Active: AMC-4 6 8 10 11 15 16 18 21 Backups: AMC-7 Retired: AMC-1 2 3 5 9 Failed launch: AMC-14
NSS fleet	Active: NSS-6 7 9 10 11 12 806 Retired: NSS-5 513 703 K Failed launch: NSS-8
Astra fleet	Active: Astra 1KR 1L 1M 1N 2E 2F 2G 3B 4A 5B Backups: Astra 1D 1F 1G 1H 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A To be activated: Astra 1P Retired: Astra 1A 1B 1C 1E 5A Sirius 3 Failed launch: Astra 1K Orbital positions: 5.0°E 19.2°E 23.5°E 28.2°E 31.5°E Subsidiary: SES Astra
Third parties	Active: Ciel-2 MonacoSAT QuetzSat 1 Yahsat 1A

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