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2006-012A
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Orbit:
#4694 @ 35772 x 35802 km x 0.7882 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-19 18:56 UTC
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19.7 h old
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Latitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Heading
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Orbit #
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Current TLE
// onowactive
ASTRA 1KR
1 29055U 06012A 26292.78949742 .00000124 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 29055 0.7882 82.2999 0003555 126.6094 122.5909 1.00271601046942
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TLE data & history
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Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
April 20th 2006
Spacecraft age
20 years, 6 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
SES S.A.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Launch mass
4,332
kg
Power
12,000.00
W
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.7882°
Period
1436.1
min
Perigee
35772
km
Apogee
35802
km
Eccentricity
0.0003555
RAAN
82.2999°
Arg of Perigee
126.6094°
Mean Motion
1.00271601
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