ASTRA

NORAD 25462 · COSPAR 1998-050A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #4240 @ 36140 x 36350 km x 6.1055 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-05-21 10:04 UTC Â· 12185 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

// click to check

Current TLE

// celestrak

ASTRA 2A
1 25462U 98050A 25141.41986331 .00000014 00000+0 00000+0 0 9992
2 25462 6.1055 73.5349 0024597 49.2627 173.1483 0.98658704 42400

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 30th 1998

Spacecraft age

28 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SES S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Proton K

Contractor

Hughes Space and Communications Co.

Launch mass

3,635 kg

Power

7,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

6.1055Â°

Period

1459.58 min

Perigee

36140 km

Apogee

36350 km

Eccentricity

0.0024597

RAAN

73.5349Â°

Arg of Perigee

49.2627Â°

Mean Motion

0.98658704 rev/d