| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-021A  |
| SATCAT no. | 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 | 4.7 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 April 1996, 23:09:01 UTC |
| 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 | Astra 19.2°E (1996-2009) 51°E (2009-20100 55°E (2010-2015) 44.5°E (2015-2020) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 16 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | FSS: 26 Mhz BSS: 33 MHz |
| Coverage area | Europe |
| Astra constellation← Astra 1EAstra 1G → | |
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.
See also
- Astra satellite family
- SES (operator)
- SES Broadband Internet service
References
- "ASTRA 1F". www.n2yo.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "Astra 1E, 1F". space.skyrocket.de. Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
- official SES website
- SES fleet information and map
- SES Astra website
- SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites (archived)
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