SES Astra

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SES-Astra (Société Européenne des Satellites-Astra) is a Luxembourg-based company that owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites b>, which transmit approximately 1100 digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million homes throughout Europe.

The satellites

SES Astra operates with twelve satellites from three orbital locations, seven at 19.2°E, three at 28.2°E and two at 23.5°E. The company has three satellites under construction to replace the Astra 1 models in the near future. The Astra satellites work under the principle of co-location (several satellites in the same orbital position) which allows for increased flexibility and redundancy.

Satellite	Position	Main footprint	Builder	Model	Launch	Launch vehicle	Comments
1A	Out of service (December 2004)		GE AstroSpace	GE-4000	11 December 1988	Ariane 44LP	In a graveyard orbit
1B	19.2°E		GE AstroSpace	GE-5000	2 March 1991	Ariane 44LP	Acquired of GE Americom (Satcom K3). Out of use, but not officially; it will be replaced by 1KR.
1C	19.2°E		Hughes	HS-601	12 May 1993	Ariane 42L	It will be replaced by 1KR
1D	23.5°E		Hughes	HS-601	1 November 1994
1E	Out of service (May 2010)		Hughes	HS-601	19 October 1995	Ariane 42L
1F	19.2°E		Hughes	HS-601HP	8 April 1996	Proton
1G	Out of service (May 2010)		Hughes	HS-601HP	2 December 1997	Proton
1H	19.2°E		Hughes	HS-601HP	16 June 1999	Proton
1K	19.2°E	Destroyed	Alcatel Space	Spacebus 3000B3S	26 November 2002	Proton	Rocket failure, down in the Pacific Ocean.
1KR	19.2°E		Lockheed Martin	A2100	20 April 2006	Atlas V	1B and 1C replacement. It replaces the destroyed Astra 1K.
1L	19.2°E	Ariane 5 rocket launch / Correct rocket separation and solo route to 19.2oE position / orbit check	Lockheed Martin	A2100	5 May 2007		1KR replacement, if this is successful, will be 1L
1M	19.2°E	Construction	EADS Astrium	Eurostar E3000	For 2008		To replace 2C in 19.2°E
2A	28.2°E		Hughes	HS-601HP	30 August 1998	Proton
2B	28.2°E		EADS Astrium	Eurostar E2000+	14 September 2000	Ariane 5
2C	19.2°E		Hughes	HS-601HP	16 June 2001	Proton	It will be replaced by 1M, moving to 28.2°E
2D	28.2°E		Hughes	HS-376	19 December 2000	Ariane 5
3A	23.5°E		Boeing	HS-376	29 March 2002	Ariane 44L
3B	23.5°E		EADS Astrium	Eurostar E3000	21 May 2010	Ariane 5 ECA	To replace Astra 1E and 1G, with 52 Ku-band transponders and 4 Ka-band. The launch had a delay of almost two months due to launch problems.
4A	37.5°W		Alcatel Space	Spacebus-4000C3	3 February 2005	Proton M

Notes

19.2°E is the most common orbital position for television and satellite radio in Germany and Central Europe.
1G is also used for satellite internet (with DVB modems) and the broadcast of television and radio channels.

Channels from Spain and in Spanish

In open:

Television:
Canal Sur Andalucía
Galicia TV
Canal Extremadura Sat
Aragón TV Int

Radio:
Dial Chain
Chain SER
The 40 Main
The 40 Classic
The 40 Urban
Radiolé
RNW 3 (Netherland Radio / Dutch International Radio)

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