ASTRA 1A

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ASTRA 1A is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 19688

Int'l Code: 1988-109B

Perigee: 36,253.5 km

Apogee: 36,435.1 km

Inclination: 13.9 °

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   21208.83938175 -.00000218  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 19688  13.9145  18.7357 0021251  76.8995 287.5235  0.98339409 98557

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC