Launch Date
December 2, 1997
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC81/23
Launch Vehicle
Proton-K/DM-2M
NORAD ID
25071
International Designator
1997-076A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
9.54°
Right Ascension
54.69°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
141.06°
Period
1454.02 min
Mean Motion
0.99 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
ASTRA 1G
Alternative Name
Astra 1G
Type
Status
Owner
SES
Country
Luxembourg
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 25071U 97076A 26185.05893155 -.00000074 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 25071 9.5422 54.6936 0007857 141.0607 207.0759 0.99036023104533
Source: Celestrak
Length
4
Diameter
3.2
Span
26.2
Dry Mass
1800
Launch Mass
3388
Shape
Box + 2 Wing
Radar Cross Section
1.138
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Astra 1G
Purpose
Communication (Direct Broadcasting)
Mission
Communication (Direct Broadcasting)
Manufacturer
HSES
Life Expectancy
15 years
Bus
HS-601HP
Configuration
HS-601HP / BSS-601HP
Motor
R-4D-11-300
Equipment
32 Ku-band transponders (all), 2 Ka-band transponders (only #1H)
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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