Astra 1G
{{Short description|Astra communications satellite}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Astra 1G
| names_list =
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300px
| mission_type = Communications
| operator = SES
| COSPAR_ID = 1997-076A
| SATCAT = 25071
| website = https://www.ses.com/
| mission_duration = Planned: 15 years
Final: {{time interval|2 December 1997|June 2023}}
| spacecraft =
| spacecraft_type = Boeing 601HP
| spacecraft_bus = HS-601HP
| manufacturer = Hughes Space and Communications
| launch_mass = {{cvt|3379|kg}}
| dry_mass =
| dimensions =
| power = 6 kW
| launch_date = 2 December 1997, 23:10:37 UTC
| launch_rocket = Proton-K / DM-2M
| launch_site = Baikonur, Site 81/23
| launch_contractor = Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
| entered_service = February 1998
| disposal_type = Graveyard orbit
| deactivated = June 2023
| last_contact =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit{{cite web|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25071|title=ASTRA 1G|publisher=N2YO.com|access-date=7 April 2021}}
| orbit_regime = Geostationary orbit
| orbit_longitude = Astra 19.2° East (1997-2009)
Astra 23.5° East (2009-2010)
Astra 31.5° East (2010-2014)
60° East (2014-2016)
63° East (2016-2017)
51° East (2017-2018)
57° East (2018-2019)
63° East (2019-2021)
Astra 19.2° East (2021-2023)
| apsis = gee
| trans_band = 32 Ku-band
| trans_frequency =
| trans_bandwidth =
| trans_capacity =
| trans_coverage = Europe
| programme = Astra constellation
| previous_mission = Astra 1F
| next_mission = Astra 2A
}}
Astra 1G was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.
History
SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/astra-1g.htm|title=Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=11 December 2017|access-date=7 April 2021}}
Astra 1G was retired to a graveyard orbit in 2023.[https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25071 Real Time Satellite Tracking And Predictions] Accessed 29 June 26 2023
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.satbeams.com/satellites |title=Satellites|publisher=Heavens Above|date=7 April 2021|access-date=7 April 2021}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.ses.com/ Official SES website]
- [https://www.ses.com/our-coverage SES fleet information and map]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210412055530/https://www.astra.ses/channels SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites (archived)]
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{{Orbital launches in 1997}}
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Category:Satellites using the BSS-601 bus
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