Astra 1H

Astra 1H is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.

Astra 1H

Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES
COSPAR ID	1999-033A
SATCAT no.	25785
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 20 years, 4 months (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Boeing 601HP
Bus	HS-601HP
Manufacturer	Hughes Space and Communications
Launch mass	3,690 kg (8,140 lb)
Power	6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	18 June 1999, 01:49:30 UTC
Rocket	Proton-K / DM-2M
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/23
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	August 1999
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	October 2019
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[1]
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	Astra 19.2°E (1999-2013) 52.2°E (2013-2014 Astra 19.2°E (2014) 67.5°W (2014-2015) 47.5°W (2015-2016) 55.2°E(2016-2017) 43.5°E (2017-2018) 67°W (2018) 81°W (2018-2019) 67°W (2019)
Transponders
Band	32 Ku-band
Coverage area	Europe
Astra constellation ← Astra 2A Astra 2B →

History

SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1995 for Astra 1H.^[2]

Launch

Astra-1H was launched on 18 June 1999 at 01:49:30 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 at 19.2° East of longitude.^[3]