Astra 1D
| Astra 1D | |
|---|---|
| Start date | November 1, 1994 |
| Launcher | Ariane 4 V69 |
| Launch site | ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1994-070A |
| Takeoff mass | 2924 kg |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications (today: Boeing Satellite Systems ) |
| model | HS-601 |
| lifespan | 12 years |
| operator | SES Global |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 18 Ku-band + 24 backup |
| Transponder performance | 63 watts |
| Bandwidth | 18 × 26 MHz and 4 × 33 MHz |
| EIRP | 52 dBW |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 3300 watts |
| position | |
| First position | 19.2 ° East |
| Actual position | 67.6 ° West |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Astra 1D is a decommissioned television satellite of the operator SES Astra , based in Betzdorf in Luxembourg . It was used for the transmission of television programs in Europe.
The satellite was launched in 1994 from the Center Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana .
Positions
- November 1994 to February 1998 at 19.2 ° East
- March 1998 to October 1998 at 28.2 ° East
- November 1998 to November 1999 at 19.2 ° East
- December 1999 to January 2001 at 28.2 ° East
- February 2001 to October 2007 at 23.5 ° East
- November 2007 to December 2010 at 31.5 ° East
- January 2011 to May 2011 at 2 ° East
- June 2011 to the beginning of 2012 at 28.2 ° East
- Beginning of 2012 to June 2012 at 40.5 ° West
- July 2012 to August 2012 at 12.5 ° West
- August 2012 to March 2013 at 23.1 ° East
- June 2013 to February 2014 at 52.15 ° East
reception
At the time of its commissioning, the Astra 1D caused the receiving households the problem that they could not receive some Astra 1D transponders in the previously unusual frequency range 10.700 GHz - 10.950 GHz without a new LNB - which promptly led to anger among consumers about SES-Astra. The so-called "Astra 1D reception problem" has been resolved with new, compatible LNBs with a modified Lo frequency. For older satellite television receivers , switchable frequency converters were available as a retrofit solution , a mostly unsatisfactory hobby solution. Since the Astra 1D, the frequency range from 10.700 GHz has been the standard for direct satellite reception.
The satellite could be received in Europe and the Middle East . The transmission took place in the Ku band .
Channel
The following transponders and programs were available on Astra 1D until the beginning of March 2013:
- 10,876 MHz vertical, 22,000 k symbols, FEC 5/6
- 10,891 MHz horizontal, 22,000 k symbols, FEC 5/6
- RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg is also broadcast on Astra 3B 23.5 ° East, which can usually be received with the same LNB, so that the shutdown was of no further importance. Astra 1D left the position in mid-April 2013 heading east.
See also
Web links
- Technical data and footprints ( Memento from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Lyngsat channel list Astra 1D (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Hast: Thanks to ASTRA 1 D, even more programs via satellite soon. In: Berliner Zeitung . June 3, 1994, accessed June 18, 2015 .
