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Lockheed MartinAtlas V 411Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Astra 1KR
Launched
April 20, 2006
Summary
Astra 1KR launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas V 411 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 20, 2006. It was Lockheed Martin's 80th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,764th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas V 411 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1KR, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 6,278 × 35,891 km orbit inclined 24.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 411 · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas V 411 flightLockheed Martin's 80th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,764th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1KR · NORAD 29055 · 2006-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-012A
- Epoch
- 2006-04-20 14:32:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.90837826 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5392879
- Inclination
- 23.9914°
- Ascending node
- 348.7395°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.1797°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.0569°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Astra 1KR · NORAD 29055 · in orbit
Centaur AV-008 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES ASTRA ordered two new Astra satellite in June 2003. The satellites, designated Astra 1KR and Astra 1L will provide distribution of direct-to-home broadcast services across Europe following their scheduled launches in the second half of 2005 and 2006 respectively. Astra 1KR, an all Ku-band spacecraft with 32 active transponders, will be located at 19.2 degrees East longitude. Both spacecraft will be based on the award winning A2100AXS platform, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, Newtown, Pa., and each will have a minimum service life of 15 years.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
35th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 639th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Astra 1KR launch?
Astra 1KR launched on April 20, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1KR?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1KR?
Atlas V 411, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas V 411 spec sheet
Where did Astra 1KR launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Astra 1KR reach?
Astra 1KR, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 6,278 × 35,891 km orbit inclined 24.0°.
How many satellites did Astra 1KR launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).