| Astra 1G | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | SES |
| Cospar Id: | 1997-076A |
| Satcat: | 25071 |
| Website: | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission Duration: | Planned: 15 years Final: |
| Spacecraft Type: | Boeing 601HP |
| Spacecraft Bus: | HS-601HP |
| Manufacturer: | Hughes Space and Communications |
| Power: | 6 kW |
| Launch Date: | 2 December 1997, 23:10:37 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Proton-K / DM-2M |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 81/23 |
| Launch Contractor: | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered Service: | February 1998 |
| Disposal Type: | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | June 2023 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | Astra 19.2° East (1997-2009) Astra 23.5° East (2009-2010) Astra 31.5° East (2010-2014) 60° East (2014-2016) 63° East (2016-2017) 51° East (2017-2018) 57° East (2018-2019) 63° East (2019-2021) Astra 19.2° East (2021-2023) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 32 Ku-band |
| Trans Coverage: | Europe |
| Programme: | Astra constellation |
| Previous Mission: | Astra 1F |
| Next Mission: | Astra 2A |
Astra 1G was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.
SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.[2]
Astra 1G was retired to a graveyard orbit in 2023.[3]
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.[4]