Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 2E |
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) |
28.2 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000142325118011244 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.11 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.12 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6052 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
13000 |
Date of Launch |
29-09-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2013-056A |
NORAD Number |
39285 |
Comments |
Broadcast, Vsat and broadband services to Europe. |