ASTRA 1A, 19688
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ASTRA 1A, 19688 is a payload satellite owned by SES (LU) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Dec 1988 UTC via an ARIANE 44LP launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
LU / SESRelated business
Manufacturer
GE/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
AS4000, STAR 37XFP
Mass
1,780 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 9.6 m
Radar Cross Section
11.738 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 ASTRA 1A
1 19688U 88109B 26256.94286284 -.00000046 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 19688 14.8299 5.3407 0015961 139.8825 234.2837 0.98338475116963Epoch: 2026-09-13T22:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-13T22:37:43.349Z)
Latitude
3.55165°
Longitude
46.53641°
Altitude
36,376.87 km
Speed
3.052 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 15m 35s
True Declination
3° 32' 53"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:33:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,406.568 km
Perigee altitude
36,270.208 km
Semi-major axis
42,716.525 km
Eccentricity
0.0016
Inclination
14.8299°
RAAN
5.3407°
Arg. of periapsis
139.8825°
True anomaly
234.13537°
Mean anomaly
234.2837°
Eccentric anomaly
234.20952°
Mean motion
0.24584 °/min
Orbital period
1,464.38 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #109 in the year 1988 (1988-12-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ASTRA 1A Visibility
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19688 neighbors
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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