Astra 1KR
| Astra 1KR | |
|---|---|
| Start date | April 20, 2006 |
| Launcher | Atlas V (411) AV-008 |
| Launch site | LC-41 , Cape Canaveral , Florida |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2006-012A |
| Takeoff mass | 4332 kg |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| model | A2100 AXS |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| operator | SES Global |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 32 Ku band |
| Transponder performance | 140 W |
| position | |
| First position | 19.2 ° East |
| Actual position | 19.2 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Astra 1KR is a television satellite at position 19.2 ° East of SES Global (formerly SES Astra - Société Européenne des Satellites-Astra) based in Betzdorf in Luxembourg .
The satellite was launched into space on April 20, 2006 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , the spaceport in Florida / USA. The launch on board an Atlas V rocket went smoothly. He replaces Astra 1K , who with his false start on 26 November 2002 with a proton - rocket stranded in a far too low, disabled orbit and abandoned two weeks later by the operator and controls was brought across the Pacific to crash. The addition R in the name Astra 1KR is called Reflight ( approx. = Repetitive flight ).
Astra 1KR cost around 200 million euros. Its planned lifespan is 15 years. He takes over the tasks of Astra 1B and 1C . Astra 1KR carries 32 transponders. The capacity is to be reduced to 28 active transponders after five years.
reception
The satellite can be received in Europe .
The transmission takes place in the Ku band .
