| 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 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]
References
- ↑ "ASTRA 1H". N2YO.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ↑ "Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ↑ "Satellites". Heavens Above. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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