Astra 1F

Astra 1F

Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES
COSPAR ID	1996-021A
SATCATno.	23842
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 24 years, 7 months (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Boeing 601
Bus	HS-601
Manufacturer	Hughes Space and Communications
Launch mass	3,010 kg (6,640 lb)
Power	4.7kW
Start of mission
Launch date	8 April 1996, 23:09:01UTC
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2M
Launch site	Baikonur,Site 81/23
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	June 1996
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	November 2020
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	19.2° East
Transponders
Band	16Ku-band
Bandwidth	FSS: 26Mhz BSS: 33 MHz
Coverage area	Europe
Astra constellation

Astra 1Fis one of theAstracommunications satellitesingeostationary orbitowned and operated bySES.It was launched in April 1996 to theAstra 19.2°Eorbital slot initially to provide digital television and radio fordirect-to-home(DTH) across Europe.

The satellite originally provided two broadcast beams, of horizontal and verticalpolarisation,forFixed Service Satellite(FSS) (10.70-10.95GHz) and forBroadcast Satellite Service(BSS) (11.70-12.10 GHz) frequency bands. The FSS beams providefootprintsthat 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.

See also

• Astrasatellite family
• SES(operator)
• SES BroadbandInternet service

External links

• official SES website
• SES fleet information and map
• SES Astra website
• SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites (archived)