Communications satellite for Europe and the Middle East
Astra 2E
Names
Eutelsat 28E
Mission type
Communications
Operator
SES S.A.
COSPAR ID
2013-056A
SATCAT no.
39285
Website
https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration
15 years (planned) 10 years, 7 months, 16 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type
Eurostar
Bus
Eurostar-3000
Manufacturer
Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space)
Launch mass
6,020 kg (13,270 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date
29 September 2013, 21:38 UTC
Rocket
Proton-M / Briz-M
Launch site
Baikonur, Site 200/39
Contractor
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service
February 2014
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric orbit[1]
Regime
Geostationary orbit
Longitude
28.2° East
Transponders
Band
63 transponders: 60 Ku-band 3 Ka-band
Coverage area
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Astra constellation
← Astra 2F
Astra 5B →
Astra 2E is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES S.A., launched to the Astra 28.2°E orbital position on 30 September 2013 [2] after a 10-week delay caused by launcher problems. The satellite provides free-to-air and encrypted direct-to-home (DTH) digital television and satellite broadband services for Europe and the Middle East.[3]
After launch, Astra 2E underwent in-orbit testing at 43.5° East [4] and began commercial operations at 28.2° East in February 2014.[5] At that time, channels broadcast via Astra 1N (temporarily located at 28.2° East pending Astra 1E's launch) were transferred to Astra 2E and Astra 1N relocated to its design position at 19.2° East.[6]
Astra 2E is the second of three "second generation" satellites for the 28.2° East position to replace the first generation Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Astra 2C and Astra 2D craft originally positioned there between 1998 and 2001.[7] The first, Astra 2F, was launched in 2012,[8] and the third, Astra 2G, was launched on 27 December 2014.[9])
Unlike other SES/Astra satellites, the launch order of Astra 2E and Astra 2F is not reflected in their alphabetical names, with Astra 2F launched 10 months before Astra 2E.
^"ASTRA 2E". N2YO.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^"ASTRA 2E successfully launched" (Press release). SES. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^Astra 2E Footprints SES Accessed 17 September 2018
^"Astra 2E at Real Time Satellite Tracking And Predictions". Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^"SES's ASTRA 2E SATELLITE GOES LIVE at 28.2/28.5 DEGREES EAST OVER EMEA" (Press release). SES. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^Changes to BBC satellite transponders in 2013 12 December 2012 BBC Distribution blog Accessed 16 July 2013
^"SES Orders Four New Satellites From ASTRIUM" (Press release). SES. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^"SES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ASTRA 2F SATELLITE" (Press release). SES. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^"ASTRA 2G SATELLITE ROARS INTO ORBIT" (Press release). SES. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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