ASTRA 2D

Home to one of the fastest growing audiences in Europe, this 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 continential Europe.

Footprints

  • Ku-band

Key data

Orbital location 28.2°E
Coverage Europe
Launch date 19 December 2000
Launch Vehicle Ariane 5
Design Life 15 years
Satellite Manufacturer Boeing Satellite Systems
Polarisation Ku-band: Linear
Total Transponders Ku-band: 16
FSS (26 MHz)

Fleet and coverage

Coverage