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

Astra 1H

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Société Européenne des Satellites / SES S.A.
COSPAR ID	1999-033A
SATCAT no.	25785
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 20 years, 4 months (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Boeing 601HP
Bus	HS-601HP
Manufacturer	Hughes Space and Communications
Launch mass	3,690 kg (8,140 lb)
Power	6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	18 June 1999, 01:49:30 UTC
Rocket	Proton-K / DM-2M
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/23
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	August 1999
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	October 2019
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 2A Astra 2B →

History

SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1995 for Astra 1H.[2]

Launch

Astra-1H was launched on 18 June 1999 at 01:49:30 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 at 19.2° East of longitude.[3]

References

На других языках

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[de] Astra 1H

Astra 1H diente als Fernsehsatellit auf der Position 19,2° Ost der SES Global (vormals SES-Astra – Société Européenne des Satellites-Astra) mit Sitz in Betzdorf in Luxemburg, der für den Fernsehempfang in Europa eingestellt war. Im Juni 2012 wurden alle Transponder auf die Satelliten Astra 1L, 1M und 2C transferiert.

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- [en] Astra 1H

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[ru] Астра 1H

Астра 1H — европейский телекоммуникационный спутник компании SES. Он предназначается для ретрансляции радио- и телепрограмм в аналоговом и цифровом форматах.

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