| 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. |