Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Astra 2A |
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) |
28.16 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000249071910618766 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.12 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3635 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2,500 (BOL) |
Power (watts) |
7000 |
Date of Launch |
30-08-1998 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
1998-050A |
NORAD Number |
25462 |
Comments |
Voice and video communications to Europe; 32 Ku-band for first five years, 28 after. |