Astra 1F

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1996-021ALaunched 4/8/1996

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Astra 1F Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 4/8/1996
Last Contact: 10/23/2020

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.03 deg
Dry Mass: 1,600 kg
Total Mass: 3,010 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: SES
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Constellation

Name: ASTRA 1GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 10
Planned Satellites: 1

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1996-021A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.401

Track

Mentions

1

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

The Proton launch vehicle carried the ASTRA 1F satellite for SES of Luxembourg to geosynchronous transfer orbit on 1996-04-09 with liftoff from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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