Astra_1G

Astra 1G

Astra 1G

Astra communications satellite

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

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History

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

Astra 1G was retired to a graveyard orbit in 2023.[3]

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "ASTRA 1G". N2YO.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    Real Time Satellite Tracking And Predictions Accessed 29 June 26 2023
  4. [4]
    "Satellites". Heavens Above. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.


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