SES's Astra 1P Satellite Launched by SpaceX Towards Geostationary Orbit: Replacing Four Older Broadcast Satellites

Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States United States of America
Astra 1P is a classic wide-beam satellite, while Astra 1Q is software-defined and can be reprogrammed for connectivity missions.
Astra 1P is set to replace four older broadcast satellites over Europe once it reaches its orbital slot at 19.2 degrees East.
Astra 1P's Ku-band capacity would be enough to replace all four of SES's satellites at the orbital slot once they retire.
Falcon 9's first stage booster had previously launched eight times and was the most reused rocket to date.
SES ordered Astra 1Q at the same time as Astra 1P in 2021.
SpaceX launched Astra 1P satellite for Luxembourg fleet operator SES towards geostationary orbit on June 20, 2023.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has landed an orbital-class rocket 320 times since its first launch in 2013.
SES's Astra 1P Satellite Launched by SpaceX Towards Geostationary Orbit: Replacing Four Older Broadcast Satellites

SpaceX successfully launched the latest broadcast satellite, Astra 1P, for Luxembourg fleet operator SES towards geostationary orbit on June 20, 2023. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida after a two-day delay due to bad weather.

Astra 1P is set to replace four older broadcast satellites over Europe once it reaches its orbital slot at 19.2 degrees East. SES ordered Astra 1Q, another software-defined satellite for the same orbital position, at the same time as Astra 1P in 2021.

The Falcon 9's first stage booster had previously launched eight times, including four missions for SpaceX's Starlink broadband constellation. The booster that lofted Astra 1P was the company's most reused rocket to date.

Astra 1P is a classic wide-beam satellite, while Astra 1Q is software-defined and can be reprogrammed to provide connectivity missions if needed following a launch due in 2026. SES announced $3.1 billion plans in March to buy rival satellite operator Intelsat to bolster its connectivity services amid growing competition from Starlink.

The Luxembourg operator secured a three billion euro ($3.2 billion) debt package to support the deal.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has become a routine sight at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the company having landed an orbital-class rocket 320 times since its first launch in 2013. The oldest satellite SES operates at 19.2 degrees East, Astra 1KR, was launched in April 2006.

SES currently provides TV services to around 119 million households from four satellites at this orbital slot, mostly in Germany, Spain and France. Astra 1P's Ku-band capacity would be enough to replace all four of these spacecraft once they retire.


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SpaceX launches latest SES broadcast satellite

Space News Site: https://spacenews.com/lunar-time-standard/ Jason Rainbow Thursday, 20 June 2024 23:50
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    • SpaceX launched Astra 1P for Luxembourg fleet operator SES towards geostationary orbit on June 20, 2023.
    • Astra 1P is due to replace four older broadcast satellites over Europe once it reaches its orbital slot at 19.2 degrees East.
    • SES ordered Astra 1Q, a software-defined satellite for the same orbital position, at the same time as Astra 1P in 2021.
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ASTRA 1P Successfully Launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket

SES Thursday, 20 June 2024 00:00
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    • ASTRA 1P was successfully launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States.
    • ASTRA 1P is the most powerful satellite to operate at 19.2 degrees East and will replace four current satellites at the orbital location.
    • SES announced that ASTRA 1P will augment and strengthen their prime TV neighbourhood at 19.2 degrees East.
    • ASTRA 1P features 80 transponders capable of delivering up to 500 HD TV channels.
    • SES’s CEO, Adel Al-Saleh, expressed excitement about ASTRA 1P joining their fleet of geostationary satellites and continuing the mission of serving over 119 million TV households in Europe.
    • ASTRA 1P is based on the Spacebus NEO platform and is the most powerful satellite to operate at 19.2 degrees East.
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SpaceX successfully launches SES ASTRA 1P mission from Cape Canaveral Thursday

WESH News (Central Florida Local News Source) Averi Kremposky Thursday, 20 June 2024 22:10
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    • SpaceX launched a wide-beam satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday.
    • This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission
    • The launch was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed due to winds.
    • Following the launch from Cape Canaveral, the first stage booster separated and landed on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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SpaceX rocket launches European TV satellite, makes 250th droneship landing

Space.com Mike Wall Tuesday, 18 June 2024 19:00
  • Unique Points
    • A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SES ASTRA 1P mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 20, 2024.
    • SES’ Astra 1P satellite was launched into orbit.
    • This was the ninth launch and landing for this particular booster and SpaceX’s 250th droneship landing overall.
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Astra 1P: SpaceX Launches SES’s Latest Massive Communication Satellite | Space Voyaging

Space Voyaging Thursday, 20 June 2024 21:42
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    • On June 20, 2024, SpaceX launched the new SES communication satellite, Astra 1P/SES-24, into a geostationary orbit.
    • The Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from the SLC-40 pad in Cape Canaveral at 21:35 UTC.
    • The Astra 1P satellite is equipped with 80 physical Ku-band transponders and will provide service across Germany, France, and Spain into the 2040s.
    • At launch, the satellite had a mass of around five tons and a height of seven meters.
    • Once its solar arrays are deployed, it will reach forty-five meters wide and generate over twenty kW of power.
    • Thales Alenia Space developed the Spacebus Neo bus for high-throughput telecom satellites, which SES used for Astra 1P and Astra 1Q.
    • The 200 version of Astra 1P utilizes an electric propulsion module based on Thales ETHM technology.
    • SES currently owns a fleet of fifty-three satellites, twenty-six in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and twenty-seven in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO).
    • Astra 1P joins the Astra fleet in GEO, replacing the oldest satellites that have exceeded their expected lifetime.
    • SES plans to launch two additional satellites in GEO and three in MEO over the next two years.
    • In 2026, SES will launch and operate an innovative satellite in LEO, Eagle-1, in partnership with the European Space Agency to demonstrate quantum key distribution technologies.
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