Astra 3A

Summary

Astra 3A is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Astra 3A's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• Astra 3A's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2002-015B^[4].
• Astra 3A's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 44L^[5].
• Astra 3A's SCN is recorded as 27400^[6].
• Astra 3A's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[7].
• Astra 3A's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2002-03-29T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Astra 3A's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jph4f^[9].
• Astra 3A's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[10].
• Astra 3A's start point is recorded as ELA-2^[11].
• Astra 3A's different from is recorded as Astra^[12].
• Astra 3A's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "27400"]^[13].

Why It Matters

Astra 3A ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]