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Some details have been released for the forthcoming Astra 1M. Shes due for launch on a Proton at the end of October.
Spacecraft E3000
Main body dimensions Height: 4 m Length: 2.4 m Width: 2.9 m
Solar Array Span 35 m
Launch mass 5.3 tons
DC Power at End of life 10 kW
Design lifetime 15 years +
Orbital position 19.2° East longitude
Payload
ASTRA Frequency bands D (10.7-10.95 GHz)
B (11.45-11.7 GHz)
E and F (11.7-12.5 GHz)
Number of transponders 32 transponders
Payload power 8 kW
Antennas Two 2.4 meter diameter deployable reflectors
One 2.2 meter diameter deployable reflector
Coverage Europe, North Africa, Middle East
Channel Bandwidths 26 MHz in FSS band
33 MHz in BSS band
No footprints released yet, although shes either pan European or has two (possibly three) seperate beams.... 1M will replace 1H.
Spacecraft E3000
Main body dimensions Height: 4 m Length: 2.4 m Width: 2.9 m
Solar Array Span 35 m
Launch mass 5.3 tons
DC Power at End of life 10 kW
Design lifetime 15 years +
Orbital position 19.2° East longitude
Payload
ASTRA Frequency bands D (10.7-10.95 GHz)
B (11.45-11.7 GHz)
E and F (11.7-12.5 GHz)
Number of transponders 32 transponders
Payload power 8 kW
Antennas Two 2.4 meter diameter deployable reflectors
One 2.2 meter diameter deployable reflector
Coverage Europe, North Africa, Middle East
Channel Bandwidths 26 MHz in FSS band
33 MHz in BSS band
No footprints released yet, although shes either pan European or has two (possibly three) seperate beams.... 1M will replace 1H.
