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Astra 1F

Communications satellite

Communications satellite

FieldValue
nameAstra 1F
image_size300px
mission_typeCommunications
operatorSES
COSPAR_ID1996-021A
SATCAT23842
websitehttps://www.ses.com/
mission_duration15 years (planned)
24 years, 7 months (achieved)
spacecraft_typeBoeing 601
spacecraft_busHS-601
manufacturerHughes Space and Communications
launch_mass3010 kg
power4.7 kW
launch_date8 April 1996, 23:09:01 UTC
launch_rocketProton-K / DM-2M
launch_siteBaikonur, Site 81/23
launch_contractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
entered_serviceJune 1996
disposal_typeGraveyard orbit
deactivatedNovember 2020
orbit_referenceGeocentric orbit
orbit_regimeGeostationary orbit
orbit_longitudeAstra 19.2°E (1996-2009)
51°E (2009-20100
55°E (2010-2015)
44.5°E (2015-2020)
apsisgee
trans_band16 Ku-band
trans_bandwidthFSS: 26 Mhz
BSS: 33 MHz
trans_coverageEurope
programmeAstra constellation
previous_missionAstra 1E
next_missionAstra 1G

24 years, 7 months (achieved) 51°E (2009-20100 55°E (2010-2015) 44.5°E (2015-2020) BSS: 33 MHz

Astra 1F is one of the Astra communications satellites in geostationary orbit owned and operated by SES. It was launched in April 1996 to the Astra 19.2°E orbital slot initially to provide digital television and radio for direct-to-home (DTH) across Europe.

The satellite originally provided two broadcast beams, of horizontal and vertical polarisation, for Fixed Service Satellite (FSS) (10.70-10.95 GHz) and for Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) (11.70-12.10 GHz) frequency bands. The FSS beams provide footprints that cover essentially the same area of Europe – northern, central and eastern Europe, including Spain and northern Italy – while the BSS horizontal beam excludes Spain and extends further east, and the BSS vertical beam includes Spain and more of southern Italy but does not extend so far east. Within the footprints, television signals are usually received with a 60–80 cm dish.

References

References

  1. "ASTRA 1F".
  2. (11 December 2017). "Astra 1E, 1F". Gunter's Space Page.
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