Astra 1KR

 2006-012A

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SES Astra satellite.

Replacement for Astra 1K, lost in a launch failure. 1KR is an LM A2100 bus.

Launch by Atlas V 411 AV-008. Mass 4332 kg launch, 2732 kg at BOL on orbit.

Astra 1KR
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2006 Apr 20	2027:00	Launch by Atlas V AV-008	CC SLC41
		T+2:25 SRB sep
		T+4:03 Atlas MECO
		T+4:09 Atlas sep
		T+4:19 MES-1
		T+4:27 Fairing sep
	2044:56	T+17:56 MECO-1	167 x 22442 x 24.83
	2210:55	T+1:43:55 MES-2
	2212	T+1:45:21 MECO-2
	2215	T+1:48:10 AV-008 Centaur sep
2006 Apr 21			766.07 6470 x 36240 x 23.8
2006 Apr 23	1210?	LAM-1	803.09 8704 x 35777 x 18.0
2006 Apr 24	0400?	LAM-2	889.64 12747 x 35778 x 12.0
2006 Apr 26	0720?	LAM-3	1058.66 20283 x 35772 x 12.0
2006 Apr 27	1800?	LAM-4	1301.41 30445 x 35769 x 1.5
2006 Apr 29	0835?	LAM-5
2006 Apr 30			1433.29 35695 x 35767 x 0.2
2006 May 4			1436.04 35780 x 35790 x 0.2 GEO 3.30E
2006 May 31		move out of GEO
2006 Jun 7			1431.63 35696 x 35701 x 0.1 GEO 13.1E+1.1E/d
2006 Jun 13			1429.81 35630 x 35696 x 0.1 GEO 18.7E+1.6E/d
2006 Jun 19		Operational