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	Astra 1A tribute
		October 30th 2004: Astra 1A is about to be retired, SES have confirmed to me shes just about finished.
		Astra 1A continues in use with analogue and digital signals at 5E.
		SES-Astra have confirmed that 1A will be junked in the near future after almost 16 years use, because she is just about out of fuel - all remaining services have been moved over to 3A at 23E.
	www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk /analoguesat/1A_tribute.html (980 words)

	European Commercial Broadcasting Satellite
		ASTRA's first satellite, ASTRA 1A, was launched in December 1988 from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana aboard an Ariane 4 rocket.
		A considerable number of German broadcasting interests also migrated early to ASTRA and SES's evolving system was soon enabling diverse programme services in a wide variety of languages, ushering in a new era of themed private television and radio channels as alternatives to the general entertainment models commonly associated with terrestrial broadcasting.
		ASTRA 1D inaugurated a significant new phase of technological development, for it is the first satellite in the system that can be operated in the BSS frequency band (Broadcast Satellite Services) reserved for future digital transmissions.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/E/htmlE/europeancomm/europeancomm.htm (1066 words)

	SES ASTRA
		ASTRA's occasional use services are transmitted on ASTRA 1A and 3A with uplink frequency bands ranging from 14.00 to 14.50 GHz.
		ASTRA provides VRT with full time capacity on ASTRA 1A at 5.2° East for the transmission of content between different European points of origin and VRT's studios.
		The always-ready capacity on ASTRA 1A has proved to be a great asset, strengthening VRT’s position as the public broadcaster for the Flemish community.
	markets.ses-astra.com /products/occasional_use/index.shtml (621 words)

	Luxembourg and Communication Satellite Systems
		The Astra network was doubled during 1993-1994 and at the end of 1994 consisted of four satellites, all launched by Ariane and stationed at 19.2 degrees E: Astra 1A (December, 1988), Astra 1B (March,1991), Astra 1C (May, 1993), and Astra 1D (November, 1994).
		Astra 1A and Astra 1B are both based on Lockheed-Martin (GE Astro Space) spacecraft buses, although the former is a 1.0 metric ton 4000 series platform and the latter is a 1.5 metric ton 5000 series platform.
		Astra 1C and 1D rely on the Hughes HS 601 spacecraft bus with an on-station mass of 1.7 metric tons.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/world/luxembourg/comm.htm (332 words)

	Astra
		Astra 1A is based in the GE 4000 series platform, and was the first in a network of four satellites.
		Astra 2D was a Boeing 376HP spin-stabilised satellite, with a dry mass of around 700 kg.
		Astra 2D was in a 292 x 35835 km x 2.2 deg transfer orbit on December 22 and was subsequently boosted into geosynchronous orbit by its Star 30 apogee kick motor.
	www.astronautix.com /project/astra.htm (1292 words)

	Astra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The new ASTRA DVB services will enable broadcasters to transmit high quality digital television to European consumers and are due to start this year with the launch during the night of October 18th, 1995 from Kourou, French Guyana, of ASTRA 1E, the first in the ASTRA fleet dedicated to digital transmissions.
		The fuel capacity of ASTRA 1A, launched on 11 December 1988, should ensure a service life in excess of 12 years, and as can be seen from fig 1 it is backed up by ASTRA 1C and 1F.
		ASTRA is the only satellite system in the world to operate five satellites at the same orbital slot of 19.2 degrees east which means that consumers need only to purchase a single dish pointed at one place in the sky.
	website.lineone.net /~brian_aird/ASTRA.htm (1964 words)

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		Astra 1A and 1B are already in orbit, both at 19.2 degrees East.
		Because Astra's medium-powered satellites are at the same spot in the sky, viewers with relatively small antennas (60-90 cm) can tune into currently 32 and eventually 64 channels without expensive antenna rotors.
		Astra is a radio pioneer, with many interesting stations, both new channels and established international broadcasters.
	www.textfiles.com /hamradio/rs_galax.ham (10152 words)

	Astra 1A
		Astra 1A is based on Lockheed-Martin (GE Astro Space) spacecraft buses, a 1.0 metric ton AS-4000 series platform.
		Astra 1A measures 1.5 m by 1.7 m by 2.1 m with a solar panel span of 19.3 m and 2.8 kW capacity.
		The spacecraft carries 16 active 45 W Ku-band transponders.
	www.skyrocket.de /space/doc_sdat/astra-1a.htm (67 words)

	Space Transportation News of November 2002
		The Astra 1K satellite, which was left into a low earth parking orbit following the failure of its launch on a Proton K/DM3 vehicle on November 25, has raised its orbit from 156 x 171 km to 217 x 362 km to prevent an early reentry.
		Astra 1K was designed for 13 years of operational lifetime using either its Astrium S400 bipropellant engine or its Snecma SPT-100 stationary plasma thrusters for North-South station keeping.
		Although Astra 1K is stranded in an orbit quite similar to that of the International Space Station (in terms of altitude and inclination, not for its orbital plane), SES-Global does not consider the option of salvaging the US$280-million spacecraft with a shuttle mission to recover it or equip it with a perigee kick motor.
	www.orbireport.com /News2002-11.html (4297 words)

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		This article is Copyright 1995 M T Pickering You may store or print it for your own use but you may not publish it without permission from the author and you may not sell it.
		Astra 1B uses a lower band Astra 1A uses a still lower band Astra 1D uses the lowest The old, standard LNB is designed to amplify channels in the middle three bands.
		The main drawback of using your old standard LNB is that it was not designed to amplify the Astra 1D channels.
	www.textfiles.com /phreak/CELLULAR/astra1d.txt (795 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Proton Launch Report \| Proton adds new craft to ASTRA satellite system
		The first three stages of the Proton rocket carried the Block DM upper stage and attached ASTRA 2C satellite into a parking orbit with a perigee altitude of 179 kilometers and an apogee altitude of 215 kilometers with an inclination of 51.6 degrees, officials reported.
		ASTRA 2C is the twelfth SES satellite in the ASTRA series and it will be the fourth to be permanently co-located at the orbital position of 28.2 degrees East over the equator in geostationary orbit.
		"With ASTRA 1A approaching the end of its expected lifetime after close to 13 years of successful operations in orbit, SES has decided to deploy ASTRA 2C temporarily at 19.2 degrees East," said Romain Bausch, director general of SES.
	spaceflightnow.com /proton/astra2c (837 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Boeing books Astra satellite to ride Ariane 5 rocket
		Astra 3A is to be orbited by the Ariane 5 in early 2002 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
		To date, Arianespace has launched seven satellites for SES: Astra 1A in December 1988, Astra 1B in July 1991, Astra 1C in May 1993, Astra 1D in October 1994, Astra 1E in October 1995, Astra 2B in September 2000 and Astra 2D in December 2000.
		With the new Astra 3A order, a total of three SES satellites are on Arianespace's list of satellites awaiting launch.
	www.spaceflightnow.com /news/n0103/30astra3a (418 words)

	The New NEWSCASTER 3
		The satellite, Astra 1A, is owned and operated by a Luxembourg-based company and rebroadcasts sixteen television channels, some of which are in English and are uplinked to the satellite from the UK.
		Chris Carey decided thst the project wasn't worth continuing so he closed it down - with his air-time on Astra paid up for almost three more months, as his contract was to run for one year and he'd paid in advance without the option of a rebate.
		This station, however, is not very accessible as it's not downlinked from the high-power Astra 'bird' but from Intelsat VA F12 at 1° west.
	www.guernsey.net /~deejayclancy/html/the_new_newscaster_3.HTM (1576 words)

	Digital Spy Forums - Astra 1A + Sirius
		You should be able to get RTL 9 (Astra 1A) with a 60cm dish in Sheffield, very strong signal.
		Waved the 60cm dish around last night but the signal on Astra 1A (Analogue test card) was only equal or worse to what I get on the mini dish.
		Note also that Astra 1 is in an inclined orbit, so that accounts for some people having to raise the dish arm - I did not.
	forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/printthread.php?t=97149 (1475 words)

	Digital Spy Forums - Is it possible to recive sky(uk not italia) in Italy
		In the UK, however, you can pick-up Astra 19.2e with a standard 43cm Minidish, as that satellite covers the UK, as it was used by Sky before Astra 28.2e was launched in 1998 for Sky Digital.
		Astra 1A and 1B, launched in the late 1980's, are both out of service.
		Can't find Astra 1A or 1B on LyngSat so this must mean it was pushed into a higher orbit known as the graveyard.
	forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/showthread.php?t=217527 (1740 words)

	Lockheed Martin-Built ASTRA-1KR Satellite Launched Successfully
		I also commend our launch team and our SES ASTRA and ILS partners for their joint efforts and total dedication to Mission Success, which culminated in a textbook launch." "We are very proud and satisfied that the ASTRA 1KR mission has been a success," said Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA.
		About SES ASTRA The ASTRA Satellite System is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe, delivering services to some 107 million Direct-to-Home and cable households.
		ASTRA's two prime orbital positions for DTH services are 19.2 degrees East and 28.2 degrees East.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-20-2006/0004344417&EDATE= (1278 words)

	SAT-uk-tab mailing list
		EAST of Astra satellites for 09.03.98 by Sat-UK-Ta,
		EAST of Astra satellites for 02.02.98 by Sat-UK-Ta,
		EAST of Astra satellites for 23.02.98 by Sat-UK-Ta,
	www.sat-net.com /listserver/sat-uk-tab (308 words)

	Newsletter 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the nine years since the launch of ASTRA 1A in December 1988, the market in Europe has grown to 27 million households.
		Since 1995, ASTRA has launched 2 satellites with capacity in the high band; when ASTRA 1G is launched before the end of 1997 the three satellites together can carry around 400 digital services.
		Demand drives innovation: ASTRA is intending to utilise the Ka-band on 19.2ºE as a return path, via ASTRA 1H.
	ec.europa.eu /internal_market/comcom/newsletter/edition10/page18_en.htm (2344 words)

	Transponder updates December - Satellites TV
		Astra 3A (23.5°E) - A new channel has started in DVB/MPEG2: RTL 2 Österreich (Austria) on 11548 MHz, pol.V SR:13022 FEC:3/4 SID:28810 PID:401/402 German - Clear.
		Astra 2A (28.2°E) - Sy Digital: PID have changed for Bravo UK +1: PID:2318/2321 English SID:6006 (11740 MHz, pol.V SR:27500 FEC:2/3 - VideoGurd).
		Astra 2A (28.2°E) - Sy Digital: PID have changed for UK Drama: PID:2323/2325 English SID:6513 (11817 MHz, pol.V SR:27500 FEC:2/3 - VideoGurd).
	www.satellites.co.uk /php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=7904 (3842 words)

	Astra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Astra Food Distribution Software for Seafood, Meat, Produce, Poultry, and Foodservice Distributors, Importers, and Processors astra.
		Astra Honda Motor juga menyediakan suku cadang dengan harga yang lebih terjangkau tanpa mengabaikan kualitas produk, yaitu Honda Value Line (HVL) dengan.
		There are currently 13 Astra satellites in orbit, not all currently in.
	www.newcarsite.net /astra.html (259 words)

	Biogen Announces European Distribution Agreements For Interferon Beta-1a With Astra And Schering-Plough
		CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Biogen (Nasdaq: BGEN) today announced that it has signed two exclusive European distribution agreements for interferon beta-1a, which is marketed in the United States as AVONEX(TM), for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
		Under an agreement with Astra AB of Sweden, at such time as the drug is approved, Astra will have rights to distribute, market and sell interferon beta-1a in the Nordic countries, which include Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
		Under an agreement with Schering-Plough S.A., Schering- Plough obtains rights to distribute interferon beta-1a in Spain at such time as it is approved.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/25309 (538 words)

	Nostalgic satellite video clips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was for retailers to leave running so potential Astra satellite customers could get a taste of the channels that were available.
		This is the third Astra promotional video which features the newly launched Astra 1b satellite and channels.
		This 5 minute promotional video would be aired after the 12 minute Astra promo video, as did most other channels which were on the Astra satellite system.
	www.orbitalzone.com /videoclips.htm (576 words)

	Astra Program
		This privately held company established the Astra communications satellite network under a franchise from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
		This network, now consisting of 4 satellites, began providing Europe's first private broadcasting service on February 5, 1989, and was reaching more than 21 million homes by early 1991 via cable, SMATV and 1.85 million DTH private dishes.
		The first 2 satellites in the series, Astra 1A and Astra 1B, are the primary elements of the system, with Astra 1C and Astra 1D acting as on-orbit spares.
	space.jpl.nasa.gov /msl/Programs/astra.html (127 words)

	1a (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Prop 1A was added later by the State Legislature.
		The size of the satellite antenna required to receive programmes from the ASTRA satellites is dependent on the transponder
		Figure 1A: Mesh for 2-D FE model of oblique fracture.
	ad999.com /q/1a.htm (493 words)

	Astra 1A Quicklook
		Astra 1A provides TV coverage to Western Europe.
		Astra 1A is based in the GE 4000 series platform, and was the first in a network of four satellites.
		Information in The Mission and Spacecraft Library is provided without warranty or guarantee.
	msl.jpl.nasa.gov /QuickLooks/astra1aQL.html (110 words)

	BBC Channels lost ! - Italy Magazine Forums
		General chat about Italy and the Italy Magazine Forums If you have a question about the forums or want to discuss an issue that doesn't fall under any of the other headings available post it here.
		The only remaining channel we receive is BBC1 through one of the regional options.
		astra have tightened up the footprint so the only surefire way to receive the bbc channels is to invest in a new dish of at least 2.0m minimum
	www.italymag.co.uk /forums/general-chat-about-italy-italy-magazine-forums/521-bbc-channels-lost.html (318 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		All information has been very important to us and it seems like the satellite is useful for this kind of broadcasting.
		Please remember that Astra 1A is a satellite in inclined orbit and we were lucky today as the bird was only 0.14 degs from its nominal orbit position of 5.2 degs.
		On February 9, 2003 at 0900 to 1000 UTC we will make a test transmission via Astra 1A on 5 degrees East.
	www.hamradio.be /repeaters/on0atv/info.htm (357 words)

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