Region: Europe

ASTRA 5B - the countdown begins

Written on 22 Mar 2014

SES’ 56^th satellite ASTRA 5B is scheduled to launch on the 22^nd of March from the European Space Centre in French Guiana on board an Ariane 5 ECA rocket between 19:04 pm and 20:02 pm local time (23.04 -- 00.02 CET; 18.04 -- 19.02 EDT).

Watch the launch via:


Orbital position: 19.2 degrees East Transponder: 1.037 Downlink frequency: 11023.25 MHz Horizontal polarisation Symbol rate: 22.0 MSym/s, FEC 5/6 Service ID: 5221 and 5222 Service name: "Astra 5B Launch SD" and "ASTRA 5B Launch HD"
Via www.arianespace.tv

Written on 22 Mar 2014

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