Geostationary
ASTRA 1KR
European Direct-Broadcast Television (19.2°E) · SES Astra
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One of the Astra 19.2°E satellites — Europe's busiest and most important geostationary orbital position. The 19.2°E Hot Bird equivalent for German-speaking Europe, Astra 19.2°E carries over 1,000 channels and is where over 160 million European homes point their satellite dishes. Astra-1KR was a significant technical leap — the first Astra satellite with Ku-band power high enough to support 45 cm mini-dishes across Central Europe, making satellite television accessible to apartment dwellers who couldn't accommodate larger dishes.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,232–22,251 mi (35,780–35,810 km)
- Inclination
- 0.7°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 29055
- Int’l designator
- 2006-012A
- Launched
- 2006
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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