Astra 2A

Astra 2A at 28.2 ° East is a television satellite of SES Global ( formerly SES Astra - Société Européenne des Satellites - Astra ), headquartered in Betz village in Luxembourg, which is set for TV reception in Europe.

He was promoted from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan into space in 1998.

The existing backup capacity for Astra G- band, however, are not usable at 28.2 ° East, since this frequency spectrum of the positioned on 28.5 ° East Euro Bird 1 Eutelsat uses.

Reception

The satellite can be received in Europe and the Middle East.

The transmission is in the Ku- band.