Astra 2G

Astra 2G
NamesEutelsat 28G
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSES
COSPAR ID2014-089A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40364
Websitehttps://www.ses.com/
Mission duration15 years (planned)
9 years, 10 months, 30 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeEurostar
BusEurostar-3000
ManufacturerAstrium
(now Airbus Defence and Space)
Launch mass6,020 kg (13,270 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date27 December 2014, 21:37:49 UTC
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceJune 2015
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude28.2° East
Transponders
Band66 transponders:
62 Ku-band
4 Ka-band
Bandwidth250 / 500 / 600 MHz
Coverage areaEurope

Astra 2G is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, launched to the Astra 28.2°E orbital position on 27 December 2014, at 21:37:49 UTC from Baikonur Cosmodrome.[2]

Astra 2G is positioned at 28.5° East (part of the Astra 28.2°E orbital position) and is the last of three "second generation" satellites launched to this position to replace the first generation Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Astra 2C and Astra 2D satellites originally positioned there between 1998 and 2001, and it joined Astra 2E and Astra 2F launched in 2013 and 2012, respectively.[3]

  1. ^ "ASTRA 2G". N2YO.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Astra 2G Satellite Roars Into Orbit" (Press release). SES. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "SES Orders Four New Satellites From ASTRIUM" (Press release). SES. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2015.