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NORAD ID: 37775
Int'l Code: 2011-041A
Perigee: 35,766.7 km
Apogee: 35,806.8 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: August 6, 2011
Source: SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DES SATELLITES (SES)
Comments: ASTRA 1N spacecraft is a satellite for European operator SES ASTRA. The satellite will be initially positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 28.2 degrees east longitude to serve the United Kingdom and Ireland. Then the satellite will move to a permanent location at 19.2 degrees east for the bulk of its 15-year service life. From its second position, ASTRA 1N will provide direct-to-home digital and high-definition television broadcasting to Germany, France and Spain, according to SES ASTRA, the craft's operator based in Luxembourg. The spacecraft's communications payload features 52 active Ku-band transponders. Its solar panels will stretch more than 130 feet (39.6 m) across when fully extended in orbit. Astrium manufactured the ASTRA 1N satellite based on the company's Eurostar E3000 spacecraft bus. The satellite is designed to generate at least 13 kilowatts of power at the end of its service life.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 37775U 11041A 15057.23661617 .00000093 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 37775 000.0698 327.4390 0004766 041.7321 250.9297 01.00271294 13029
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for ASTRA 1N
