Astra 1G is one of the Astra

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s owned and operated by

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History

SES ordered its Hughes 601HP satellite, in 1994 for Astra 1G.

Launch

Astra-1G was launched on 2 December 1997 at 23:10:37 UTC, by a

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/ DM-2M launch vehicle, from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in

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. It was maneuvered into a geostationary orbit and at 19.2° East of

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References

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History

Launch

See also

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