ASTRA 2B

Home to one of the fastest growing audiences in Europe, the orbital location of 28.2° East is ideal for direct-to-home services in the UK and Ireland. Our satellites provide capacity mainly for the transmission of broadcast and broadband multimedia services to consumer audiences to Europe.

Footprints

  • Ku-band

Key data

Orbital location 19.2°E
Coverage West Africa, Europe
Launch date 14 September 2000
Launch Vehicle Ariane 5
Design Life 15 years
Satellite Manufacturer EADS Astrium
Polarisation Ku-band: Linear
Total Transponders Ku-band: Europe:
28 out of 40 BSS (33 MHz). Africa:16 FSS (26 MHz)
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