| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 2C |
| 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) | 28.21 |
| Perigee (km) | 35768 |
| Apogee (km) | 35804 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000426985482493595 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.07 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3643 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2000 |
| Power (watts) | 7000 |
| Date of Launch | 16-06-2001 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton K |
| COSPAR Number | 2001-025A |
| NORAD Number | 26853 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home; broadcasting, multimedia; 32 transponders for first five years; 28 after, continental Europe |