Astra 4A

Summary

Astra 4A is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Astra 4A is in the country of Sweden^[3].
• Astra 4A's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[4].
• Astra 4A's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[5].
• Astra 4A's operator is recorded as SES Sirius^[6].
• Astra 4A's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Martin^[7].
• Astra 4A's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2007-057A^[8].
• Astra 4A's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-M^[9].
• Astra 4A's SCN is recorded as 32299^[10].
• Astra 4A's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Astra 4A's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[12].
• Astra 4A's powered by is recorded as LEROS^[13].
• Astra 4A's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[14].
• Astra 4A's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2007-11-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Astra 4A's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jhzs2^[16].
• Astra 4A's spacecraft bus is recorded as A2100^[17].
• Astra 4A's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[18].
• Astra 4A's space tug is recorded as Briz-M^[19].
• Astra 4A's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200^[20].
• Astra 4A's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4600'}^[21].
• Astra 4A's service life is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+15'}^[22].
• Astra 4A's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2007-057A^[23].

Why It Matters

Astra 4A ranks in the top 5% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]