Planned: 15 years Final:[1] 22 years, 1 month and 7 days
Spacecraft properties
Bus
HS-376HP
Manufacturer
Hughes Space and Communications
Launch mass
1,420 kg (3,130 lb)
Power
1.6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date
20 December 2000, 00:26 UTC
Rocket
Ariane 5G (V138)
Launch site
Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
Contractor
Arianespace
Entered service
February 2001
End of mission
Disposal
Decommissioned
Deactivated
27 January 2023
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric orbit[2]
Regime
Geostationary orbit
Longitude
28.2° East (2001–2015) 5.2° East (2015) 57° East (2015–2017) 60° East (2017–2018) 5.2° East (2018–2020) 57.2° East (2020–2023)
Transponders
Band
16 Ku-band
Bandwidth
26 MHz
Coverage area
Europe
Astra constellation
← Astra 2B
Astra 2C →
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