Astra 2B

Astra 2B 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. Both the model on the Euro Star E2000 based satellite and its payload were designed and built by Astrium.

He was promoted from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana into space in 2000. 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.

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