ASTRA 1B

ASTRA 1B ended its mission on 14 July 2006. Before, it was located at 19.2° east, ASTRA’s prime orbital position for direct-to-home services, providing capacity mainly for the transmission of broadcast and broadband multimedia services to consumer audiences in continental Europe.

Satellite Facts

Satellite launch information

Launch date:02-MAR-1991 at 23:36:00 UTC

End-of-life date:14-JUL-2006

Launch vehicle:Ariane 44 LP, Flight V 42

Launch site:Kourou, French Guyana

Launch mass: 2617kg

Satellite orbital information

Satellite manufacturer: Lockheed Martin (formerly GE Astro Space)

Orbital location: 19.2° east

Stabilization system: 3-axis type

Total power consumption: 3400W

Satellite transponder information

Transponder capacity: 13 (16 at beginning of life)

TWTA output power: 60W

EIRP: 51dBW

All transponders are eclipse protected

Transponder bandwidth: 26MHz

Channel capacity

11.45-11.70GHz:16 channels