| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 2B |
| 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) | 28.22 |
| Perigee (km) | 35772 |
| Apogee (km) | 35801 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000343956447997343 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.07 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.11 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3315 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1400 |
| Power (watts) | 7800 |
| Date of Launch | 14-09-2000 |
| Expected Lifetime | 14yrs. |
| Contractor | Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France/UK/Germany |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5G |
| COSPAR Number | 2000-054A |
| NORAD Number | 26494 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home; broadcasting, multimedia; 30 Ku-band for first five years, 28 after; UK and Ireland. |