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Astra 1G is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.

Astra 1G

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Société Européenne des Satellites / SES S.A.
COSPAR ID	1997-076A
SATCAT no.	25071
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 24 years, 9 months, 24 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Boeing 601HP
Bus	HS-601HP
Manufacturer	Hughes Space and Communications
Launch mass	3,379 kg (7,449 lb)
Power	6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	2 December 1997, 23:10:37 UTC
Rocket	Proton-K / DM-2M
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/23
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	February 1998
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[1]
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	19.2° East
Transponders
Band	32 Ku-band
Coverage area	Europe
Astra constellation ← Astra 1F Astra 2A →

History

SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.[2]

Launch

Astra-1G was launched on 2 December 1997 at 23:10:37 UTC, by a Proton-K / DM-2M launch vehicle, from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was maneuvered into a geostationary orbit and at 19.2° East of longitude.[3]

See also

• SES (satellite operator)
• Astra (satellite family)

References

На других языках

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[de] Astra 1G

Astra 1G ist ein stillgelegter Fernsehsatellit des Betreibers SES Astra. Von der Position 31,5° Ost strahlte er Fernsehprogramme für Europa und Westasien eingestellt aus. Der Satellit war 1997 vom Weltraumbahnhof Baikonur in Kasachstan ins All befördert worden.

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- [en] Astra 1G

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[ru] Астра 1G

Астра 1G — европейский телекоммуникационный спутник компании SES. Предназначается для ретрансляции радио- и телепрограмм в аналоговом и цифровом форматах.

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