23842 - ASTRA 1F

Astra 1F was a European (SES, Luxembourg) geosynchronous communications satellite launched by a Proton K rocket from the Baykonur cosmodrome. It is parked over 19.2 degrees E longitude and provides direct broadcast TV to Europe through its 16 Ku-band transponders.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1996-04-08
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 3010.0 kg