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Failed geostationary communications satellite
APstar 2 (Asia-Pacific Star 2) was a communications satellite based on the Hughes HS-601 spacecraft design, built by Hughes Space and Communications Company
Apstar_2
Chinese failed satellite launch in 1996
incident resulted in the deaths of at least six people; together with Apstar 2, a similar failed launch at Xichang, it is the deadliest accident of the
Intelsat_708
Class of Chinese rockets
launches, the Long March 2E destroyed the Optus B2 and Apstar 2 satellites and damaged AsiaSat 2. The Long March 3B also experienced a catastrophic failure
Long_March_(rocket_family)
Bermuda-incorporated holding company
Apstar 1 (Chinasat-5E) Apstar 1A Apstar 2 Apstar 2R Apstar 5 Telstar 18V/Apstar 5C Apstar 6 Apstar 6C Apstar 6D Apstar 6E Apstar 7 Apstar 7B Apstar 9
APT_Satellite_Holdings
Chinese family of rockets
excessive vibration, destroying the Optus B2 and Apstar 2 satellites and damaging AsiaSat 2. After 2 failures and 1 partial failure, the Long March 2E
Long_March_2
AsiaSat communications satellite
since the Apstar 2 failure, which killed a number of villagers in January 1995. The launch was conducted from Xichang Launch Area 2 (LA-2) at the Xichang
AsiaSat_2
Communications Satellite
Apstar 2R, also known as Telstar 10 and SinoSat 1C located at 76.5°E, is a communications satellite equipped with 27 C band and 24 Ku band transponders
Apstar_2R
the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017. "Long March 2E | Apstar 2". nextspaceflight.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-03. Retrieved
List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents
United States law preventing export of military technologies
under the Export Administration Regulations. After the failed launches of Apstar 2 (1995) and Intelsat 708 (1996), both on Chinese rockets, the satellite
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations
Chinese communications satellite
Apstar-7 is a Chinese communications satellite which is operated by APT Satellite as part of the Apstar system. It was launched in 2012 as a replacement
Apstar_7
Chinese rocket
B3. The second failure occurred on 25 January 1995 during the launch of Apstar 2, when the rocket exploded 50 seconds after liftoff. Based on readings from
Long_March_2E
Pan-Asian pay television channel, targeted at children
of the year. They were supposedly launched as a 24-hour services on the Apstar 2 satellite service. Ahead of the channel's launch, Thai and Mandarin audio
Cartoon_Network_(Asia)
Brand name of communications satellites
(ChinaSat 5A) → APStar 9A". skyrocket.de. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017. "VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT RENAMING CHINASAT 5A TO APSTAR 9A" (PDF) (Press
Chinasat
China Central Television sports channel
days a week. Satellite distribution began on 30 November 1995 using the Apstar-2 satellite. On 17 December 2019, CCTV-5 launched on the terrestrial network
CCTV-5
List of communications satellites
March 2E experienced the same payload fairing collapse when launching Apstar 2 in 1995. Based on instrumentation added to the satellite, Hughes determined
Optus_(satellite)
experienced another structural failure in the payload fairing, destroying the Apstar 2 communications satellite. On 14 February 1996, the Long March 3B lost its
List_of_Long_March_launches
Chinese rocket
destroying the Optus B2 and Apstar 2 satellites. Even after the payload fairing was redesigned, excessive vibration damaged the AsiaSat 2 satellite during launch
Long_March_2F
Communications satellite
area, the Indian Ocean region. ChinaSat 12 was also known as Apstar 7B (as a backup of Apstar 7), but acquired by China Satellite Communications from its
ChinaSat_12
incident resulted in the deaths of at least six people; together with Apstar 2, a similar failed launch at Xichang, it is the deadliest accident of the
1996_in_spaceflight
Chinese satellite launch facility
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2 or LA-2), located at 28°14′44″N 102°01′36″E / 28.2455°N 102.0267°E / 28.2455; 102.0267 (Launch Complex 2 (LC-2 or LA-2)), and used
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Xichang_Satellite_Launch_Center
Communications satellite
Apstar 6 is a communications satellite built by Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel, and was boosted into orbit on April 12, 2005, by Long March 3B
Apstar_6
Television channel
channel was announced to carry its signal on the PanAmSat-2 satellite, while CETV used Apstar-2. On October 1, 1995, the channel started broadcasting as
TCS_International
Satellite bus
Satellite Apstar 2 (destroyed in launch accident, January 1995) Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company AsiaSat 3S AsiaSat 4 DirecTV DIRECTV 1 DIRECTV 2 DIRECTV
Boeing_601
2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2015. Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (21 February 2024). "ESA ERS-2 satellite
1995_in_spaceflight
First crewed flight of Crew Dragon
Crew Dragon Demo-2 (officially Crew Demo-2, SpaceX Demo-2, or Demonstration Mission-2) was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Crew_Dragon_Demo-2
2023 private crewed spaceflight to the ISS
Axiom Mission 2 (or Ax-2) was a private crewed spaceflight operated by Axiom Space. Ax-2 was launched on May 21, 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9, successfully
Axiom_Mission_2
Japanese lunar lander (2023–2024)
Artemis 1. OMOTENASHI was meant to deploy a mini lunar lander weighing 1 kg (2.2 lb); however, on 21 November 2022, JAXA announced that attempts to communicate
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon
Smart_Lander_for_Investigating_Moon
Satellite manufacturer
Between 2005 and 2012, numerous ITAR-free satellites, such as Apstar 6, Chinasat-6B, and Apstar 7, were launched on Chinese Long March launch vehicles. However
Thales_Alenia_Space
22:40 Long March 2E/Star-63F F-05 Xichang LA-2 Failure Apstar 2 Geosynchronous transfer (planned) Apstar Communication Payload fairing collapsed due to
List of Long March launches (1990–1999)
List_of_Long_March_launches_(1990–1999)
Thai Earth observation satellite launched in 2023
THEOS-2 (Thailand Earth Observation System-2), is a Thai Earth observation satellite. The satellite would be capable of observing Earth's surface with
THEOS-2
Mongolian direct-to-home satellite television service
package. 1. 5 main branches 2. 56 authorised dealers 3. Over 3800 Unitel main branches and contract dealers DDISH uses Apstar 5 a.k.a. Telstar 18 to broadcast
DDishTV
Chinese orbital carrier rocket
Success Planned Intelsat 708 Beidou Chang'e 3 Chang'e 4 Tianwen-2 Eutelsat W3C TJS-5 Apstar 6C Chinasat 9A Chinasat 6C Palapa-D Fengyun 4B NigComSat-1 Tiantong
Long_March_3B
Requirements Document (MRD) FA8818-12-R-0026 T.O. SM-2.4". Davis, Jason (June 2, 2017). "LightSail 2 partner spacecraft ships safely to New Mexico". Planetary
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2010–2019)
Type of internet domain name
Group (APNG, now still in existence and distinct from a gathering known as APSTAR) iDNS Working Group formed. October 1998: James Seng, a former student of
Internationalized_domain_name
Spacecraft concept
Starlink 8 (58 satellites) July Gaofen DUOMO Flock-4e × 5† Shiyan 6-02 Ofek-16 Apstar 6D Jilin-1 Gaofen-02E† USA-305, USA-306, USA-307, USA-308 Emirates Mars
Mission_Extension_Vehicle
Chinese company
SinoSat 1C was the brand name of Apstar 2R/Telstar 10 in China. SinoSat 1C was the brand name of Telstar 18 in China. Sinosat-2 was based on the DFH-4 bus.
Sino_Satellite_Communications
2020 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS and maiden flight of Crew Dragon Resilience
depart the ISS on April 28, 2021, but due to weather returned to Earth on May 2, 2021. The capsule splashed down at 06:56:33 UTC, to be reused on Inspiration4
SpaceX_Crew-1
Singapore English language news channel
effective 1 September 2003. With this arrangement, broadcasts on Palapa C2 and APSTAR IIR would cease as AsiaSat-3S provided total digital support. An agreement
CNA_(TV_network)
new launch vehicles. In particular, SSLV, Qaem 100, Tianlong-2, Chollima-1, and Zhuque-2 performed their first successful orbital launch, while SpaceX's
2023_in_spaceflight
French military communications satellite constellation
names Télécom 1 (3 satellites launched in 1984, 1985 and 1988) and Télécom 2 (4 satellites in 1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996). Matra Marconi Space, a development
Syracuse_(satellite)
Medical intervention
Autologous patient-specific tumor antigen response (apSTAR) technology is a new cancer treatment procedure being developed by IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC
Autologous patient-specific tumor antigen response
Autologous_patient-specific_tumor_antigen_response
B11nn series→ 01 03 Falcon 9 FT v1.2 FT v1.2–Heavy sides Block 4 Block 5–Heavy side flight 2 Block 5 flight 2 Block 5 flight 3 Block 5–Heavy
List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters
List_of_Falcon_9_first-stage_boosters
Chinese space program. Although the Long March 3 rocket successfully launched APStar 1A communication satellites on July 3, it came across a third stage re-ignition
Chinese_space_program
French military Earth observation satellite program
Reconnaissance satellite program of third generation. It replaces the Helios 2 satellites. It is sometimes referred to as the MUltinational Space-based Imaging
Composante_Spatiale_Optique
Failed Russian lunar lander
exosphere. Luna 25 lifted off on August 10, 2023, at 23:10 UTC, atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's
Luna_25
Indian lunar mission (2023–Present)
Pragyan, a lunar rover, as replacements for the equivalents on Chandrayaan-2, which had crashed on landing in 2019. The spacecraft was launched on 14 July
Chandrayaan-3
Astrobiology Mars rover mission by NASA
5 years, 127 days). Ingenuity operated on Mars for 1042 sols (1071 total days; 2 years, 341 days) before sustaining serious damage to its rotor blades, possibly
Mars_2020
International fashion and lifestyle television channel
Foxtel. In Asia, the channel is seen live via satellite, free-to-air on Apstar 7. It is broadcast all over Asian countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
FashionTV
International division of Paramount Media Networks
offices". The New Zealand Herald. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2022. "Apstar 7: 4060 V - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com. Lyngsat. Archived from the original
Paramount International Networks
Paramount_International_Networks
Finnish microsatellite manufacturer
European participation, placing the company at a valuation of €2.4 billion (approximately $2.8 billion). As of December 2025, ICEYE has raised more than
ICEYE
Reconnaissance mission of the main belt asteroid 16 Psyche
separate mission named Athena, that would perform a single flyby of asteroid 2 Pallas, the third-largest asteroid in the Solar System. In May 2020, it was
Psyche_(spacecraft)
Chinese television network
400,000 primary and secondary schools through ChinaSat 9, ChinaSat 6B and Apstar 6 transmission. Over 92% of users have been using cable TV and about 971
China_Education_Television
European space-based solar observatory
awarded to Astrium UK in April 2012 The spacecraft's solar shield completed 2 week bake test in June 2014 In April 2015, the launch was set back from July
Solar_Orbiter
Chinese orbital carrier rocket
and was mostly used to place DFH-2-class communications satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbits. The first 2 stages were derived from the Long
Long_March_3
Chinese reusable spacecraft
were 332 kilometres (206 mi) by 348 kilometres (216 mi), and inclined by 50.2 degrees with respect to the equator. On 4 August 2022 at around 16:00 UTC
Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft
Chinese_reusable_experimental_spacecraft
India's first solar observation mission
project's director. Aditya-L1 was launched aboard the PSLV-C57 at 11:50 IST on 2 September 2023. It successfully achieved its intended orbit nearly an hour
Aditya-L1
Soviet (now Ukrainian) RP-1/LOX fueled rocket, for satellite launch
malfunction. There followed eight consecutive successful launches until Apstar 5 in 2004 suffered a premature third stage shutdown that left it in an incorrect
Zenit_(rocket_family)
Expendable carrier rocket
satellite unable to reach orbit. On 29 June 2004, during the launch of Apstar 5, the upper stage shut down 54 seconds early due to a wiring fault, leaving
Zenit-3SL
NASA Mars rover deployed in 2021
research is needed. NASA plans to invest roughly US$2.75 billion in the project over 11 years, including US$2.2 billion for the development and building of the
Perseverance_(rover)
Chinese earth imaging satellites
chlorine nitrate. A Michelson interferometer, AIUS images wavelengths between 2.4 and 13.3 micrometers (near to mid-wave infrared) at a 0.3 centimeter resolution
Gaofen
Retired NASA helicopter on the Mars 2020 mission
crash landing. By the end of its mission, Ingenuity had flown for a total of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 48 seconds over 1,004 days, covering more than 17 kilometers
Ingenuity_(helicopter)
2023 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS
Dragon ship C208. It was the eighth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2. NASA contracted for the CRS-28 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines
SpaceX_CRS-28
Defunct Pakistani feed of Nickelodeon
fine of ₨ 500,000 and warned the network against any further violations. "Apstar 7: 4060 V - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com. Lyngsat. Archived from the original
Nickelodeon (Pakistani TV channel)
Nickelodeon_(Pakistani_TV_channel)
European visible and near-infrared space observatory, launched in 2023
structures by measuring the redshift of galaxies out to a redshift value of 2, which is equivalent to seeing 10 billion years into the past. The link between
Euclid_(space_telescope)
Satellite program of the People's Republic of China
Mass Communication Research and Information Centre. ISBN 978-9971988357. "APSTAR-9 rides uphill on China's Long March 3B". Archived from the original on
Dongfanghong_program
North Korean spy satellite
carriers docked near Naval Station Norfolk and Newport News Shipbuilding. On 2 December 2023, the reconnaissance satellite operation office of General Satellite
Malligyong-1
Chinese rover on Mars
Missions" (PDF). NASA-JPL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022. Zhao, Lei (22 May 2021). "China's Zhurong rover
Zhurong_(rover)
Indian lunar rover
iteration of the rover, also named Pragyan, was launched as part of Chandrayaan-2 on 22 July 2019 and was destroyed with its lander, Vikram, when it crashed
Pragyan_(Chandrayaan-3)
Bangladeshi television channel
via the Telstar 10 satellite, but later switched to broadcasting using Apstar-7. It later began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite. In 2010
Banglavision
USA Classified X-37B spaceplane mission
NASA's Seeds-2 experiment investigating the effects of space-based radiation on plant seeds during a long-duration spaceflight. OTV-1 OTV-2 OTV-3 OTV-4
OTV-7
Chinese satellite program
community. Tianyan-2 was jointly-developed by Beijing Micro-Nano Star and Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. Tianyan-2 was launched in 2019
Tianyan_(satellite)
European mission to study Jupiter and its moons since 2023
has a fixed 2.5 meter diameter high-gain antenna and a steerable medium-gain antenna; both X- and K-band will be used. Downlink rates of 2 Gb/day are possible
Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer
Global switchover to digital television
ended on 31 December 2001, after the last satellite television channels on Apstar-1A including Zhejiang Television, switched to digital, in which time the
Digital_television_transition
Satellite TV company in Myanmar
broadcaster in November 2010. SKYNET DTH broadcasts a total 80 channels via Apstar 7 satellite, provide internet services in the Pacific Asia region, and employ
Sky_Net
Defunct Asian children's television channel
from Walt Disney Television's facilities in Loyang, Singapore using the Apstar-1 satellite; negotiations with Singapore Cable Vision to include the channel
Disney Channel (Southeast Asia)
Disney_Channel_(Southeast_Asia)
Defunct Southeast Asian pay television network
initially transmitted via the Palapa satellite, and later also via the Apstar satellite. ESPN opened its production facility at New Tech Park in Lorong
Fox_Sports_Asia
Digital satellite television standard
transmission parameters: 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 6/7, 8/9, and 9/10. Code rates 1/4, 1/3, and 2/5 have been introduced for exceptionally
DVB-S2
Series of Indian radar imaging satellites
was modified to launch RISAT-2 before RISAT-1, since the indigenous C-band SAR to be used for RISAT-1 was not ready. RISAT-2 used an Israel Aerospace Industries
RISAT
Communications satellite system
by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The two satellites will join O3b mPOWER 1 and 2 (launched in December 2022) and O3b mPOWER 3 and 4 (launched in April 2023)
O3b_mPOWER
Series of Argentinean commercial Earth observation satellites
GB Times. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018. Satellogic [@Satellogic] (2 February 2018). "Sucessfull [sic] launch
ÑuSat
Retrieved 6 July 2020. Barbosa, Rui C. (9 July 2020). "Long March 3B launches APStar-6D". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 9 July 2020. "长征三号乙 • 亚太6D" [Long March
2020_in_spaceflight
2023 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS
Cargo Dragon C211. It was the ninth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2. SpaceX plans to reuse the Cargo Dragons up to five times. The Cargo Dragon
SpaceX_CRS-29
Space exploration probe mission to Mars
a mass of 1,350 kg (2,980 lb) including fuel. The probe is 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) wide and 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in) long, equivalent to a small car. Hope uses
Emirates_Mars_Mission
Class of United States spy satellites
rocket USA-202 and the nearby commercial geostationary satellite Thuraya 2 Mentor-4 (USA-202) deployment and initial westward drift after launch in January
Orion_(satellite)
Philippine-based media company
transmitting power output from 60,000 watts to 50,000 watts) and began using the APSTAR 1 satellite to broaden its international reach. In 2000, Viva Entertainment's
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Intercontinental_Broadcasting_Corporation
Indian aerospace company
launched by SpaceX. It launched its second satellite, AISAT (called ExseedSat-2) for a customer, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) India on board
Satellize
Version of the Long March 2
Zheng 2C (CZ-2C), is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Developed and manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle
Long_March_2C
Interplanetary mission by China to place an orbiter, lander, and rover on Mars
December 2021, the Tianwen-1 orbiter deployed a second deployable camera (TDC-2) into Mars orbit which captured photographs of the Tianwen-1 in orbit to celebrate
Tianwen-1
Chinese deep-space crewed spacecraft in development
(spacecraft) Comparison of crewed space vehicles Orion (spacecraft) SpaceX Dragon 2 Boeing Starliner Orel (spacecraft) Gaganyaan Includes prototypes and both
Mengzhou_(spacecraft)
Chinese lunar exploration mission
Phase one: orbiting the Moon, completed by Chang'e 1 in 2007 and Chang'e 2 in 2010. Phase two: soft landing and deploying rover on the Moon, completed
Chang'e_5
Satellite bus
total on-orbit service. Other A2100 spacecraft include JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2, which were launched May, 2012 on an Ariane 5 rocket, as well as Arabsat-6A
Lockheed_Martin_A2100
Satellite bus
America". Space News. Retrieved 2 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) de Selding, Peter B. (2 June 2012). "Intelsat 19 Satellite
Lanteris_1300
2023 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
and NASA]. IXBT.com (in Russian). March 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023. "The Huginn mission – an overview"
SpaceX_Crew-7
Television channel
available on several satellites, including Thaicom 6 (78.5°E) 3711/H/15000, Apstar 7 (76.5°E) 10973/V/24500, Intelsat 39 (62°E) 11140/V/30000. Myanmar Radio
MRTV_News_Channel
Evangelical Christian media network
as regional director. Dialog Satellite Television, Sri Lanka Telecom and Apstar Satellite carry GOD TV in Sri Lanka. GOD TV has supported Sri Lankan victims
GOD_TV
Bangladeshi TV channel
2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2022. "Telstar 10 (Apstar 2R) - 76,5° E". ForumSatelit.[permanent dead link] "Desh TV
Desh_TV
Constellation of geostationary communications satellites
satellite was launched on 29 April 2026 on a Falcon Heavy rocket. ViaSat-2 Spaceflight portal Sean O'Kane (10 February 2016). "New 1-Terabit internet
ViaSat-3
Space tug by D-Orbit
satellites) Apstar 6E Yaogan 37, Shiyan 22A, Shiyan 22B Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 34, Jilin-1 Hongwai-01A × 2, Jilin-1 Mofang-02A × 3 LDPE-3A, USA-342 / CBAS-2 USA-343
ION_Satellite_Carrier
Geostationary communications satellite
satellites) Apstar 6E Yaogan 37, Shiyan 22A, Shiyan 22B Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 34, Jilin-1 Hongwai-01A × 2, Jilin-1 Mofang-02A × 3 LDPE-3A, USA-342 / CBAS-2 USA-343
Intelsat_40e
2023 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
satellites) Apstar 6E Yaogan 37, Shiyan 22A, Shiyan 22B Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 34, Jilin-1 Hongwai-01A × 2, Jilin-1 Mofang-02A × 3 LDPE-3A, USA-342 / CBAS-2 USA-343
Soyuz_MS-24
APSTAR 2
APSTAR 2
Boy/Male
Indian
Star, Flower, Good Man
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Pastor 2.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Polish pasterz ‘shepherd’.English : generally a variant of Pastor, but possibly in some cases an occupational name for a baker, from an agent derivative of Old French paste ‘paste or dough’.
Male
Spanish
Spanish name derived from Latin Pastor, PASTOR means "shepherd." St. Pastor was a 9-year-old boy who along with his 13-year-old brother, Justus, was martyred at Alcalá de Henares in the early 4th century.
Surname or Lastname
English, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and French
English, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and French : occupational name for a shepherd, Anglo-Norman French pastre (oblique case pastour), Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, pastor ‘shepherd’, from Latin pastor, an agent derivative of pascere ‘to graze’. The religious sense of a spiritual leader was rare in the Middle Ages, and insofar as it occurs at all it seems always to be a conscious metaphor; it is unlikely, therefore, that this sense lies behind any examples of the surname.German and Dutch : humanistic name, a Latinized form of various vernacular names meaning ‘shepherd’, for example Hirt or Schäfer (see Schafer).Americanized spelling of Hungarian Pásztor, an occupational name from pásztor ‘shepherd’.
Surname or Lastname
Southern French and German
Southern French and German : from Occitan astor ‘goshawk’ (from Latin acceptor, variant of accipiter ‘hawk’), used as a nickname characterizing a predacious or otherwise hawklike man. The name was taken to southwestern Germany by 17th-century Waldensian refugees from their Alpine valleys above Italian Piedmont.English : variant spelling of Aster.Astor is the name of a famous American family of industrialists and newspaper owners. John Jacob Astor I (1763–1848) was born at Walldorf near Heidelberg, Germany, the son of a butcher. He followed his brother Henry to New York and made a fortune in the fur trade, which was greatly increased by his descendants in industry, hotels, and newspapers. They built the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The great-grandson of John Jacob I, William Waldorf Astor (1848–1919), moved to England in 1890, becoming an influential newspaper proprietor and taking British citizenship in 1899. In 1917 he was created Viscount Astor of Hever. His son, the 2nd Viscount (1879–1952), married Nancy Shaw (née Langhorne) (1879–1964), daughter of a VA planter. She became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons as a member of Parliament.
Female
English
English name derived from Greek aster, ASTRA means "star."
Female
Babylonian
, star.
Male
French
 French and German name derived from Occitan astor, ASTOR means "goshawk," itself from Latin acceptor, a variant of accipiter, meaning "hawk." It was originally a derogatory term for men with hawk-like, predatory characteristics.
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Pashtun, Sindhi
A Star; Good Man; Good Luck
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
The first people who converted to the religion of Islam were the people of Ansar
Girl/Female
African, Australian, British, English
Star
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A Star good man
Boy/Male
Indian
The first people who converted to the religion of Islam were the people of Ansar
Girl/Female
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Star; Good Luck; Flower; Good Man
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALASTAR means "defender of mankind."
Male
Gaelic
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALISTAR means "defender of mankind."
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, Finnish
Love; Star
Girl/Female
Greek Norse Latin
Star.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Star. Good luck.
Girl/Female
English Latin
Star.
APSTAR 2
APSTAR 2
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Man from Lucaina; From Luciana
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
British, English
Shorn Head
Boy/Male
German
Sacred Fame
Male
Hebrew
(חַמְרָן) Hebrew name CHAMRAN means "the people is exalted" or "their slime." In the bible, this is the name of a son of a descendant of Esau. Amran is the Anglicized form.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Son of sage Agniras
Boy/Male
German Greek Swedish
noble.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Keeravani | கிரவாநீ
Name of a Raga
Girl/Female
Hebrew Polish
Life.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Beautiful.
APSTAR 2
APSTAR 2
APSTAR 2
APSTAR 2
APSTAR 2
n.
The polestar; the north star.
adv.
An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.
n.
A tapster.
n.
A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.
a.
Upstart.
n.
The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.
n.
A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
n.
An upstart.
v. i.
To appear.
n.
An upstart.
v. i.
To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.
n.
That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
n.
One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.
n.
An upstart.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Appear
n.
Same as Paster, 2.
v. t.
To turn into a star; to cause to appear like a star; to place among the stars, or in heaven.
imp. & p. p.
of Bestar