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Apogee Parent, Inc. will acquire all outstanding shares of Astra Space, Inc.’s Class A common stock not already owned by it for $0.50 per share in cash under the Merger Agreement.
ASTRA 1P will help SES maintain its leading position in the European satellite TV market.
ASTRA 1P will join SES’s fleet of geostationary satellites and operate at the 19.2 degrees East orbital position to deliver content to viewers in Europe.
Thales Alenia Space built ASTRA 1P on the 100% electric Spacebus NEO platform.
The successful launch of ASTRA 1P is a significant milestone for both SES and SpaceX.
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.
SES states that ASTRA 1P will replace aging satellites in SES's 19.2° East prime video neighborhood and will increase available capacity.
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.
Astra 1KR, the oldest SES satellite operating at 19.2 degrees East, was launched in April 2006.
SpaceX launched SES' ASTRA 1P on June 20, marking the first time an Astra satellite has been launched by SpaceX.
ASTRA 1P is the most powerful satellite to operate at 19.2 degrees East and will replace the four satellites currently at that orbital location while continuing to serve 119 million TV households.
ASTRA 1P features 80 transponders capable of delivering 500 HD TV channels.
The launch window for the ASTRA 1P mission opened at 5:35 p.m. ET on June 20.
SpaceX launched Astra 1P for Luxembourg fleet operator SES on 2024-06-20 toward geostationary orbit.
A live webcast of the ASTRA 1P mission was scheduled to begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
The first stage booster supporting the SES ASTRA 1P mission is flying for the ninth time after previous launches including Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the ASTRA 1P mission was scheduled for its ninth flight and previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 for the SES ASTRA 1P mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Chris Kemp, founder of Astra, worked as a consultant for Planet before founding his own company.
The first stage booster for the SES ASTRA 1P mission previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.