Key statistics
Satellite ASTRA 1A at a glance.
Uptime
13358
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ASTRA 1A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ASTRA 1A
International designator: 1988-109B
Object number (NORAD): 19688
Object ID (CCSDS): 19688
Country: SOCIÉTÉ EUROPÉENNE DES SATELLITES (SES)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1464.297 minutes
Inclination: 14.6197 deg
SMA: 42714.92 km
Apoapsis: 36413.8 km
Periapsis: 36259.77 km
RAAN: 8.4926 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001803
Argument of periapsis: 119.5142 deg
Mean anomaly: 259.9825 deg
Mean motion: 0.98340717 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000184 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 6:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ASTRA 1A
TLE line 1: 1 19688U 88109B 25188.77706968 -.00000184 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 19688 14.6197 8.4926 0018030 119.5142 259.9825 0.98340717112706
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ASTRA 1A.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellite
ASTRA 1A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A’, on board a Ariane 44LP space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 11, 1988, 12:33 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 11, 1988, 12:33 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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