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Astra 1N
Astra 1N [EADS Astrium]
Astra 1N is a geostationary communications satellite owned by SES, which provides distribution of direct-to-home broadcast services across Europe.
SES ASTRA, an SES company, announced in July 2008 that it awarded the construction of a new satellite, Astra 1N, to the European satellite manufacturer Astrium. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch in 2011 and will be positioned at Astra's prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East. It will mainly serve the German, French and Spanish markets, and provide customers with continuous operating and back-up satellite capacity at this key location. ASTRA 1N will have 55 transponders with pan-European coverage, and will operate in the Ku frequency band. Its expected lifetime is 15 years.
ASTRA 1N will be built on a Eurostar-3000 platform, the latest version of Astrium's Eurostar series which has proven to be highly reliable in commercial service.
| Nation: | Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
| Operator: | SES-Astra |
| Contractors: | Astrium |
| Equipment: | 55 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Eurostar-3000 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 5350 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra 1N | 2011-041A | 06.08.2011 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with BSat 3c/JCSAT 110R |
References:
- EADS Astrium: press release
- Airbus Defence & Space: Astra 1N
- Astra 1A [AS-4000]
- Astra 1B [AS-5000]
- Astra 1C, 1D [HS-601]
- Astra 1E, 1F [HS-601]
- Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C [BSS-601HP]
- Astra 1K [Spacebus-3000B3S]
- Astra 1KR [A2100AXS]
- Astra 1L [A2100AXS]
- Astra 1M [Eurostar-3000]
- Astra 1N [Eurostar-3000]
- Astra 1P [Spacebus-NEO-200]
- Astra 1Q [Space Inspire]
- Astra 2B [Eurostar-2000+]
- Astra 2D, 3A [BSS-376HP]
- Astra 2E, 2F, 2G [Eurostar-3000]
- Astra 3B [Eurostar-3000]
Astra 4A[Spacebus-4000C3]- Astra 4A [A2100AXS]
- Astra 4B [SSL-1300]
- Astra 5A [Spacebus-3000B2]
- Astra 5B [Eurostar-3000]
