ASTRA 1A

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ASTRA 1A is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 19688

Int'l Code: 1988-109B

Perigee: 36,275.8 km

Apogee: 36,412.6 km

Inclination: 14.7 °

Period: 1,464.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 42715 km

RCS: 12.5892 m² (large)

Launch date: December 11, 1988
Source: Luxembourg (LUXE)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

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.

1 19688U 88109B   25289.38177507 -.00000127  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 19688  14.6700   7.7676 0016002 138.5604 218.2177  0.98339789113684

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC