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Astra 2B
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSES
COSPAR ID2000-054A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26494
Websitehttps://www.ses.com
Mission durationPlanned: 15 years
Final: <20 years and 9 months
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeEurostar
BusEurostar E2000+
ManufacturerAstrium
(now Airbus Defence and Space)
Launch mass3,315 kg (7,308 lb)
Power7.8 kW
Start of mission
Launch date14 September 2000,
22:44:47 UTC
RocketAriane 5G (V130)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceNovember 2000
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedJune 2021
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitudemoving west
SlotAstra 19.2°E (2018-2021)
20° West (2017-2018)
Astra 19.2°E (2016-2017)
Astra 31.5°E (2014-2016)
Astra 19.2°E (2013-2014)
Astra 28.2°E (2000-2013)
Transponders
Band30 Ku-band
Bandwidth33 MHz
Coverage areaEurope, Middle East, Africa
Astra constellation
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Astra 2C →
 

Astra 2B is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES. Launched in September 2000 to join Astra 2A at the Astra 28.2°E orbital position providing digital television and radio broadcast services to the United Kingdom and Ireland, the satellite has also served at the Astra 19.2°E and the Astra 31.5°E positions.

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