Astra 2D

Astra 2D
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSES
COSPAR ID2000-081A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26638
Websitehttps://www.ses.com/
Mission durationPlanned: 15 years
Final:[1]
22 years, 1 month and 7 days
Spacecraft properties
BusHS-376HP
ManufacturerHughes Space and Communications
Launch mass1,420 kg (3,130 lb)
Power1.6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date20 December 2000, 00:26 UTC
RocketAriane 5G (V138)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceFebruary 2001
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
Deactivated27 January 2023
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[2]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude28.2° East (2001–2015)
5.2° East (2015)
57° East (2015–2017)
60° East (2017–2018)
5.2° East (2018–2020)
57.2° East (2020–2023)
Transponders
Band16 Ku-band
Bandwidth26 MHz
Coverage areaEurope

Astra 2D was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES and located at 28.2° East in the geostationary orbit until June 2015. It was a Hughes Space and Communications HS-376HP satellite bus and was launched from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in December 2000 to join Astra 2A and Astra 2B at 28.2° East, where it remained for its active life.

  1. ^ "Astra 2D". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "ASTRA 2D". N2YO.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.