Geostationary
NORAD ID: 19688
Int'l Code: 1988-109B
Perigee: 36,273.0 km
Apogee: 36,403.5 km
Inclination: 11.8 °
Period: 1,464.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 42716 km
Launch date: December 11, 1988
Source: Luxembourg (LUXE)
Comments: ASTRA 1 was a Luxembourg television satellite launched from Kourou, French Guiana. It was owned and operated by Societe Europienne des Satellites (SES), a private company formed in 1985. It carried 16 Ku-band transponders (with six spares) and had a design life of 12 years.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 19688U 88109B 15057.52021392 -.00000031 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 19688 011.8219 040.0884 0015277 013.2377 189.5675 00.98335715 75504
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for ASTRA 1A
