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: |
last orbital location 19.2° east, now drifting in graveyard orbit |
| 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 |
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| Transponder bandwidth: |
26MHz |
Channel capacity
11.45-11.70GHz:16 channels
Channel capacity
| 11.45-11.70GHz: |
16 channels |
