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Entry no.
2002-0491

ASTRA 1K

ASTRA 1K (NORAD 27557) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 10 December 2002, after 15 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
27557
International designator
2002-053A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
SES
Launched
25 Nov 2002Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Dec 2002Recorded time 01:19 UTC
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
5,250 kg
Operator
SES Global
Built by
Alcatel/Cannes
Bus
Spacebus 3000B3S
Programme
Astra

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

15 days

Also ended on 10 Dec 2002

1 entry
2002-0490PSLV DEB

From the same launch

2002-053
2002-0473BLOCK DM R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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