Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 2F |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Luxembourg |
Operator/Owner |
SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communicatins |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
28.2 |
Perigee (km) |
35777 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000213492741246798 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2660 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
28-09-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2012-051A |
NORAD Number |
38778 |
Comments |
Prime position for SES - BBC, ITV, Channel 5. |