ASTRA 2F

38778
Spacetrack Directory Number
2012-09-28
Orbit launches
35785.88 km
Average height
11069.01 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information ASTRA 2F

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Orbit launches 2012-09-28 (12 years ago)
Days in orbit 4440
Country/organisation of origin SES
Starting point FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana)
Categories
Perigee 35768 km
Apogee 35806 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 0.04°
Laps per day 1
Orbit GEO
Height ASTRA 2F 35785.88 km

Additional information ASTRA 2F

Astra 2F is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, launched in September 2012 to the Astra 28.2°E orbital slot. The satellite provides free-to-air and encrypted direct-to-home (DTH) digital TV and satellite broadband services for Europe and Africa.
Astra 2F is the first of three ?second generation? satellites for the 28.2°E position which replace the first generation Astra 2A, Astra 2B and Astra 2D craft previously there. The second, Astra 2E, was launched in 2013 and the third, Astra 2G, was launched in 2014 (launched on December 27, 2014). Some parts of the construction of Astra 2F by Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space) in Stevenage, UK could be seen in the BBC2 documentary programme, How To Build? A Satellite broadcast on November 27, 2011.
Astra 2F was successfully launched from Kourou in French Guiana on September 28, 2012. and underwent in-orbit testing at 43.5°E. Commercial operations at 28.2°E began on November 21, 2012.

satellite ASTRA 2F Date of exalting 28.09.2012y. Average height of ISS ASTRA 2F hundred 35785.88 km. Average velocity ASTRA 2F is 11069.01 km/h. Inclination ASTRA 2F satellite 0.07°.

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Update time: 2024-11-24 18:59:09
Average height of ISS ASTRA 2F is: 35785.88km
Average velocity ASTRA 2F is: 11069.01km/h
Average orbit height ASTRA 2F is: 0.07°
ASTRA 2F a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2012-09-28
ASTRA 2F is from 4440 days Days in orbit.