Astra 1K

SES communications satellite incorrectly orbited due to a launch failure. Astra 1K was launched on November 25, 2002 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Dec 10, 2002).

COSPAR 2002-053ANORAD 27557Luxembourg

Identity

Name in GCAT: Astra 1K
International designator: 2002-053A
NORAD catalog number: 27557
GCAT identifier: S27557

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Astra
Owner: SES Global
Country: Luxembourg
Builder: Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
Platform (bus): Spacebus 3000B3S

Launch

Date: November 25, 2002 · 23:04 UTC
Launch record: 2002-053Failure · 0.4
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 142 km
Apogee: 288 km
Inclination: 51.59°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: December 10, 2002
Last known active: Dec 10, 2002
End of operations: Dec 10, 2002

Size

Mass: 5,250 kg
Dry mass: 2,500 kg
Length: 5.0 m
Diameter: 4.00 m
Span: 30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4811141 (CC0).