Astra 1H

Overview

Astra 1H

mission type	Communications
operator	SES
cospar id	1999-033A
satcat	25785
website	https://www.ses.com/
mission duration	15 years (planned) 20 years, 4 months (achieved)
spacecraft type	Boeing 601HP
spacecraft bus	HS-601HP
manufacturer	Hughes Space and Communications
launch mass	3690 kg
power	6 kW
launch date	18 June 1999, 01:49:30 UTC
launch rocket	Proton-K / DM-2M
launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/23
launch contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
entered service	August 1999
disposal type	Graveyard orbit
deactivated	October 2019
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit‡R1R‡
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	Astra 19.2°E (1999-2013) 52.2°E (2013-2014 Astra 19.2°E (2014) 67.5°W (2014-2015) 47.5°W (2015-2016) 55.2°E(2016-2017) 43.5°E (2017-2018) 67°W (2018) 81°W (2018-2019) 67°W (2019)
apsis	gee
trans band	32 Ku-band
trans coverage	Europe
programme	Astra constellation
previous mission	Astra 2A
next mission	Astra 2B

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

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]

History

Launch

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