Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 2B |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Luxembourg |
Operator/Owner |
SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
28.22 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35801 |
Eccentricity |
0.000343956447997343 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.11 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3315 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1400 |
Power (watts) |
7800 |
Date of Launch |
14-09-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
14yrs. |
Contractor |
Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5G |
COSPAR Number |
2000-054A |
NORAD Number |
26494 |
Comments |
Direct-to-home; broadcasting, multimedia; 30 Ku-band for first five years, 28 after; UK and Ireland. |