Astra 1P

A Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:35 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for the Astra 1P mission.

SES ordered ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q from Thales Alenia Space as part of the same three-satellite contract.

Operating from SES’s 19.2 degrees East TV neighborhood (ASTRA 1P, ASTRA 1Q) and 57 degrees East (SES-26) will strengthen SES’s satellite broadcast coverage over Europe and Africa.

ASTRA 1P is based on the full-electric Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space and that platform is already flight proven in orbit.

ASTRA 1P will be based on the full-electric Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space.

Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus NEO platform used for ASTRA 1P is already flight proven in orbit.

Astra 1P’s Ku-band capacity would be enough to replace all four satellites at 19.2 degrees East once they retire.

The Ku-band ASTRA 1P satellite will augment and strengthen SES’s prime TV neighborhood at 19.2 degrees East while delivering content for public and private broadcasters, sports organizations, and content owners across the largest European TV markets.

ASTRA 1P is a classic wide-beam satellite based on the full electric Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space.

SES selected Thales Alenia Space to build the ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q spacecraft for a 2024 launch to 19.2 degrees East to serve major broadcasters across Germany, France, and Spain.

ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q are slated to launch in 2024 to 19.2 degrees East to replace four spacecraft that primarily serve broadcast markets.

ASTRA 1P will operate at 19.2 degrees East to deliver the highest-picture quality to the widest possible audience.

Thales Alenia Space is building ASTRA 1P, ASTRA 1Q, and SES-26 for launches to geostationary orbit next year.

ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q were ordered in 2021 and are Ku-band satellites designed to replace aging broadcast spacecraft at 19.2 degrees East.

SES ordered the Ku-band Astra 1Q satellite from Thales Alenia Space in 2021 at the same time as Astra 1P for the 19.2 degrees East orbital position.

ASTRA 1P was successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States at 5:35 pm local time.

Thales Alenia Space built ASTRA 1P on the 100% electric Spacebus NEO platform.

SpaceX launched Astra 1P for Luxembourg fleet operator SES on 2024-06-20 toward geostationary orbit.

SES launched the ASTRA 1P satellite on 2024-06-20 from Cape Canaveral, Florida to augment its satellite fleet at the 19.2 degrees East video neighborhood.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Astra 1P on 2024-06-20 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.