Astra 1F

Summary

Astra 1F is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Astra 1F's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• Astra 1F's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1996-021A^[4].
• Astra 1F's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-K^[5].
• Astra 1F's SCN is recorded as 23842^[6].
• Astra 1F's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[7].
• Astra 1F's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1996-04-08T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Astra 1F's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[9].
• Astra 1F's space tug is recorded as Blok DM-2M^[10].
• Astra 1F's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23^[11].
• Astra 1F's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120scylh^[12].
• Astra 1F's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "23842"]^[13].

Why It Matters

Astra 1F ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]