ASTRA 1A

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ASTRA 1A is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 19688

Int'l Code: 1988-109B

Perigee: 36,262.7 km

Apogee: 36,425.4 km

Inclination: 14.1 °

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   22278.04077100 -.00000217  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 19688  14.1327  15.5651 0019040  98.6240 265.6669  0.98340218102804

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC