ASTRA 2E
Satellite information ASTRA 2E
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ASTRA 2E |
| Follow ASTRA 2E | ASTRA 2E Tracker |
| Pass predictions ASTRA 2E | Pass predictions ASTRA 2E |
| Orbit launches |
2013-09-29 (11 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 4075 |
| Country/organisation of origin | SES |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 35776 km |
| Apogee | 35796 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.06° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height ASTRA 2E | 35785.89 km |
Additional information ASTRA 2E
Astra 2E is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, launched to the Astra 28.2°E orbital slot on 30 September 2013 after a 10-week delay caused by rocket launcher problems. The satellite provides free-to-air and encrypted direct-to-home (DTH) digital TV and satellite broadband services for Europe and the Middle East.After launch, Astra 2E underwent in-orbit testing at 43.5°E and began commercial operations at 28.2°E in February 2014. At that time, channels broadcast via Astra 1N (temporarily located at 28.2°E pending Astra 1E's launch) were transferred to Astra 2E and Astra 1N relocated to its design position at 19.2°E.Astra 2E is the second of three 'second generation' satellites for the 28.2°E position to replace the first generation Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Astra 2C and Astra 2D craft originally positioned there between 1998 and 2001. The first, Astra 2F, was launched in 2012 and the third, Astra 2G, was launched in 2014 (launched on 27 December 2014).
Unlike other SES/Astra spacecraft, the launch order of Astra 2E and Astra 2F is not reflected in their alphabetical names, with Astra 2F launched 10 months before Astra 2E.
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