| Names | Sirius 2 GE-1E |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Nordiska Satelit AB / GE Americom / SES Sirius AB / SES Astra |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-071A |
| SATCAT no. | 25049 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 11 years, 2 months (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Sirius 2 |
| Spacecraft type | Spacebus |
| Bus | Spacebus 3000B2 |
| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale |
| Launch mass | 2,920 kg (6,440 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,250 kg (2,760 lb) |
| Power | 6.5 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 November 1997, 21:48 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3 (V102) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | January 1998 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | April 2009 |
| Last contact | 16 January 2009 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | Astra 5°E (1997-April 2008) Astra 31.5°E (April 2008-2009) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 32 (+8) Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 26 transponders at 33 MHz 6 transponders at 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | Sweden, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Middle East |
Astra 5A was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES at the Astra 31.5°E. Launched in 1997 to the 5° East position by NSAB (Nordiska Satelit AB) (later SES Sirius, and now a non-autonomous part of SES) as Sirius 2, operation of the satellite was transferred to SES in April 2008 and the craft renamed and moved to 31.5° East to open up a new orbital position for the company for the development of markets in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.[2]
Astra 5A failed in orbit in 2009.
- ^ "SIRIUS 2 (GE-1E) 1997-071A 25049". N2YO.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "SES ASTRA STARTS NEW ORBITAL POSITION AT 31.5 DEGREES EAST" (Press release). SES ASTRA. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012.