Astra 1H is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.
History
SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1995 for Astra 1H.[2]
Launch
Astra-1H was launched on 18 June 1999 at 01:49:30 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 at 19.2° East of longitude.[3]
References
- ASTRA 1H N2YO.com, retrieved 8 April 2021^
- Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C Gunter's Space Page, 11 December 2017, retrieved 8 April 2021^
- Satellites Heavens Above, 8 April 2021, retrieved 8 April 2021^