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Astra 2F Satellite at 28.2° East
Satellite Name: Astra 2F
Status: planned
Position: 28° E (28.2° E)
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Operator: SES Astra (part of SES Global)
Launch date set for: September 21, 2012
Launch site: European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana
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Manufacturer: EADS Astrium
Model (bus): Eurostar-E3000
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.
The Astra 2F satellite is scheduled to launch on September 21, 2012, from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be positioned at the 28.2 degrees East position, the main orbital slot for DTH broadcasting to the UK.
Ariane-5 flight VA209 will carry the Astra 2F satellite and India’s GSAT 10 communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
SES has moved the Astra 2F launch from Proton-M to Ariane-5 rocket. The satellite services company announced the move in a small note accompanying the press release about the successful launch of SES-5 on a Proton-M. By moving to an Ariane 5 launch, SES can bring the service activation date of the Astra 2F forward to an earlier date.
Astra 2F will serve to deliver next generation broadcast, VSAT and broadband services in Europe and Africa, and will carry Ku-and Ka-band payloads at 28.2° East.
The Ku-band capacity will allow SES ASTRA to enhance and secure its existing offering to major Direct-to-Home (DTH) markets in the UK and Ireland.
With a Ku-band payload specifically designed to meet the requirements of some of Europe’s largest DTH broadcasters, the satellites will have spot beam and pan-European beam switching capabilities to accommodate both pay-TV and free-to-air broadcasters, and to provide these customers with increased functionality.
SES ASTRA customers in this region include BSkyB, BBC, ITV, Freesat, Channel Four, Channel 5, UK TV, Virgin Media, MTV and Discovery.
The Ka-band payload will allow SES ASTRA to develop next generation broadband services in Europe, including its growing ASTRA2Connect product.
The construction of Astra 2F[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]