Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | SES |
COSPAR ID | 2008-057A |
SATCAT no. | 33436 |
Website | https://www.ses.com |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 15 years, 10 months, 2 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
Bus | Eurostar 3000S |
Manufacturer | Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space) |
Launch mass | 5,320 kg (11,730 lb) |
Power | 10 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 5 November 2008, 20:44:20 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | January 2009 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 19.2° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 36 Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 26 MHz 33 MHz |
Coverage area | Europe, Africa, Middle East |
Astra 1M is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by SES. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 19.2° East, from where it is used to provide direct to home (DTH) broadcasting to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.