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ASTRA 1L, 31306

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTRA 1L, 31306 is a payload satellite owned by SES (LU) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 04 May 2007 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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

31306, 2007-016A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

SES S.A. (LU / SES)

Manufacturer

LMCSS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

A2100AX, LEROS

Mass

4,505 kg wet, 2,254 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2007-05-04 (18 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 27 m

Radar Cross Section

56.761 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 ASTRA 1L
1 31306U 07016A   25118.93239331  .00000121  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 31306   0.2534  77.9655 0003025 318.0959 176.1232  1.00271655 40837

Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:22Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:22:38.781Z)

Latitude

0.16372°

Longitude

19.38176°

Altitude

35,798.893 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 08m 43s

True Declination

0° 09' 49"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.19673°

Longitude

119.58339°

Altitude

35,784.489 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 10m 04s

Apparent Declination

-5° 20' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:31:38

Azimuth

66.348° ENE

Elevation

-33.131°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,800.457 km

Perigee altitude

35,774.947 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.839 km

Eccentricity

0.0003025

Inclination

0.2534°

RAAN

77.9655°

Arg. of periapsis

318.0959°

True anomaly

176.12554°

Mean anomaly

176.1232°

Eccentric anomaly

176.12437°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.15 mins

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 2007 (2007-05-04 UTC)

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 31309 (Decayed)

ASTRA 1L Visibility forecast

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