| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Astra 2D |
| 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) | 28.14 |
| Perigee (km) | 35770 |
| Apogee (km) | 35802 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000379542651105418 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.07 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1420 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 700 |
| Power (watts) | 1500 |
| Date of Launch | 19-12-2000 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Hughes |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5G |
| COSPAR Number | 2000-081A |
| NORAD Number | 26638 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home; broadcasting, multimedia; 16 Ku-band; UK and Ireland. |