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
Orbit
Country
LU / SESRelated business
Manufacturer
LMCSS
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
A2100AX, LEROS
Mass
4,505 kg wet, 2,254 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.5 m
Radar Cross Section
56.761 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 ASTRA 1L
1 31306U 07016A 26148.43068880 -.00000175 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 31306 1.2725 81.7304 0005336 354.7624 300.0359 1.00272705 44780Epoch: 2026-05-28T10:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-28T10:20:11.512Z)
Latitude
-1.13372°
Longitude
-24.54435°
Altitude
35,774.633 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 05m 54s
True Declination
-1° 07' 57"
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
03:28:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,809.906 km
Perigee altitude
35,764.907 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.544 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
1.2725°
RAAN
81.7304°
Arg. of periapsis
354.7624°
True anomaly
299.98295°
Mean anomaly
300.0359°
Eccentric anomaly
300.00943°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 2007 (2007-05-04 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 1L Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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