Astra 1L

Luxembourg / ESA

Spacecraft n°:

Luxembourg spacecraft n°: 16

Launch data:

Designation	31306 / 07016A
Launch date	04 May 2007 - 22:29 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Arian-5ECA (V-176)
Mission	Commercial: Comsat
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35772 x 35803 km
Eccentricity	3.08E-04
Inclination	0.08°
Period	1436.15 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin
Platform	A2100AX
Operator	SES Astra
Mass at launch	4500 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	13000 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	remarks
Apr 2009	19.30° E

Mission details:

An Ariane 5ECA launched two communications satellite payloads on May 4. Astra 1L was a 4500 kg Lockheed Martin A2100AX satellite with a Ku/Ka-band payload for SES Astra of Luxembourg.
29 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band transponders first five years; 25 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band thereafter.

Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-5

Launch cancel Kourou.

Ariane-5

Headquarter cancel Paris.

Credit covers: J.VdDr.

Ref.: #7(JR580), #78a, #207, #226, #415 - update: 14.01.20