ASTRA 4A (SIRIUS 4)

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ASTRA 4A (SIRIUS 4) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 32299

Int'l Code: 2007-057A

Perigee: 35,783.1 km

Apogee: 35,804.4 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 20 m² (large)

Launch date: November 17, 2007
Source: SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DES SATELLITES (SES)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

Built by Lockheed Martin for the Solna, Sweden-based communications provider SES Sirius, the Sirius 4 satellite will provide direct-to-home television and other services to customers across Europe, Africa and the Baltic/Nordic region. Weighing in at 9,667 pounds (4,385 kilograms), the Sirius 4 satellite carries 53 active Ku-band transponders, two active KA-band transponders and designed for a 15-year service lifetime. The McLean, Va.-based launch service provider International Launch Services (ILS) oversaw the satellite's Saturday launch.

1 32299U 07057A   21101.01716306  .00000022  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 32299   0.0600  77.2312 0002527 311.7960 181.3977  1.00271808 48979

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC