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ASTRA 1F
The ASTRA 1F satellite is located at 19.2° east, ASTRA’s prime orbital position for direct-to-home services, providing capacity mainly for the transmission of broadcast and broadband multimedia services to consumer audiences in continental Europe.
Satellite Facts
Satellite launch information
| Launch date: | 08-APR-1996 at 23:09:00 UTC |
| Launch vehicle: | Proton D1-e |
| Launch site: | Baikonur, Kazakhstan |
| Launch mass: | 3010kg |
Satellite orbital information
| Satellite manufacturer: | Boeing Satellite Systems (formerly Hughes) |
| Orbital location: | 19.2° east |
| Stabilization system: | 3-axis type |
| Total power consumption: | 4400W |
Satellite transponder information
| Transponder capacity: | 20 |
| TWTA output power: | 63W |
| EIRP: | 82W |
| All transponders are eclipse protected | |
| Transponder bandwidth: | 26MHz in FSS, 33MHz in BSS |
Channel capacity
| Total: | 56 channels |
| 11.20-11.45GHz: | P16 channels (band A) |
| 1.70-12.10GHz: | 20 channels (band E) |
| 12.10-12.50GHz: | 20 channels (band F) |
Footprints
The size of the satellite dish required to receive transmissions from ASTRA satellites depends on the transponder polarization and the mode (positive or negative) as well as on the geographical location of the dish. The ASTRA 1F satellite uses various antenna modes and two polarizations, resulting in a number of footprints for each satellite.
FSS: 10.7-11.7GHz and 12.5-12.75GHz, 26MHz per channel
Horizontal polarization – mode positive
Horizontal polarization – mode negative
Vertical polarization – mode positive
Vertical polarization – mode negative
BSS: 11.7-12.5GHz, 33MHz per channel
Horizontal polarization – mode positive
Horizontal polarization – mode negative
Vertical polarization – mode positive
Vertical polarization – mode negative
