Astra 1G

Astra 1G was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.

History

SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.
Astra 1G was retired to a graveyard orbit in 2023.

Launch

Astra-1G was launched on 2 December 1997 at 23:10:37 UTC, by a Proton-K / DM-2M launch vehicle, from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was maneuvered into a geostationary orbit and at 19.2° East of longitude.