Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 3B |
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) |
23.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35768 |
Apogee (km) |
35806 |
Eccentricity |
0.000450696207035605 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.11 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5471 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
10000 |
Date of Launch |
21-05-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2010-021A |
NORAD Number |
36581 |
Comments |
60 Ku-band, 4 Ka-band transponders. Serves German, Czech, Slovak market. |