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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Astra 1F
| names_list =
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300px
| mission_type = [[Communications satellite|Communications]]
| operator = [[SES S.A.|Société Européenne des Satellites]] / [[SES S.A.]]
| COSPAR_ID = 1996-021A
| SATCAT = 23686
| website = https://www.ses.com/
| mission_duration = 15 years (planned)
| spacecraft =
| spacecraft_type = [[Boeing 601]]
| spacecraft_bus = [[Boeing 601|HS-601]]
| manufacturer = [[Boeing Satellite Systems|Hughes Space and Communications]]
| launch_mass = {{cvt|3010|kg}}
| dry_mass =
| dimensions =
| power = 4.7 [[Watt|kW]]
| launch_date = 8 April 1996, 23:09:01 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
| launch_rocket =
| launch_site =
| launch_contractor =
| entered_service = June 1996
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| last_contact =
| orbit_reference = [[Geocentric orbit]] <ref name="n2yo">{{cite web|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=23686|title=ASTRA 1E|publisher=N2YO.com|access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>
| orbit_regime = [[Geostationary orbit]]
| orbit_longitude = 19.2° East
| apsis = gee
| trans_band = 18 [[Ku band|Ku-band]]
| trans_frequency =
| trans_bandwidth = FSS: 26 [[Hertz|Mhz]]<br/>BSS: 33 MHz
| trans_capacity =
| trans_coverage = [[Europe]]
| programme = [[SES Astra|Astra constellation]]
| previous_mission = [[Astra 1E]]
| next_mission = [[Astra 1G]]
}}
'''Astra 1F''' is one of the [[Astra (satellites)|Astra]] [[communications satellite]]s in [[geostationary orbit]] owned and operated by [[SES S.A.|SES]]. It was launched in April 1996 to the [[Astra 19.2°E]] orbital slot initially to provide digital television and radio for [[Satellite television|direct-to-home]] (DTH) across [[Europe]].
The satellite originally provided two broadcast beams, of horizontal and vertical [[Polarization (waves)|polarisation]], for [[Fixed Service Satellite]] (FSS) (10.70-10.95 [[Hertz|GHz]]) and for [[Broadcast Satellite Service]] (BSS) (11.70-12.10 GHz) frequency bands. The FSS beams provide [[Footprint (satellite)|footprints]] that cover essentially the same area of Europe – northern, central and eastern Europe, including [[Spain]] and northern [[Italy]] – while the BSS horizontal beam excludes Spain and extends further east, and the BSS vertical beam includes Spain and more of southern Italy but does not extend so far east.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/satellite-fleet/satellite-list/astra1e/index.php|title=Astra 1E|publisher=SES ASTRA|access-date=September 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923224920/http://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/satellite-fleet/satellite-list/astra1e/index.php|archive-date=23 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Within the footprints, television signals are usually received with a 60–80 cm dish.
== See also ==
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* [[SES S.A.|SES]] satellite operator
* [[Astra (satellites)|Astra]] satellite family
* [[SES Broadband]] Internet service
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.onastra.com/16848621/how-to-receive#! SES guide to receiving Astra satellites]
* [http://www.onastra.com/channel-guide/index.php SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100702192639/http://www.onastra.com/ OnAstra] - Official consumers/viewers' site
* [http://www.ses.com/ SES] - Official trade/industry site
* [http://www.ses-broadband.com SES Broadband website]
{{SES Astra}}
{{Orbital launches in 1996}}
[[Category:Astra satellites]]
[[Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit]]
[[Category:Satellites using the BSS-601 bus]]
[[Category:Satellite Internet access]]
[[Category:Spacecraft launched in 1996]]
[[Category:1996 in Luxembourg]]
[[Category:Satellites of Luxembourg]]
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