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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

20 hours 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 20 hours ago

0 ASTRA 1L
1 31306U 07016A   25189.63696855  .00000136  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 31306   0.4328  81.9791 0003115  24.3716  69.1780  1.00272739 41546

Epoch: 2025-07-08T15:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T15:17:14.082Z)

Latitude

0.44327°

Longitude

19.42687°

Altitude

35,781.084 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 42m 15s

True Declination

0° 26' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.26015°

Longitude

-41.61655°

Altitude

35,772.618 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 58m 37s

Apparent Declination

-4° 54' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:20:00

Azimuth

65.956° ENE

Elevation

-32.863°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,800.532 km

Perigee altitude

35,774.263 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.535 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

0.4328°

RAAN

81.9791°

Arg. of periapsis

24.3716°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

69.178°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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

GALAXY 17, 31307

ARIANE 5 R/B, 31308

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 31309 (Decayed)

ASTRA 1L Visibility

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