Astra 3A

Astra 3A at 23.5 ° 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 Kourou spaceport in French Guiana into space in 2002. It replaces the previously also positioned at 23.5 ° East satellite DFS Copernicus 3

Reception

The footprint of Astra 3A is limited to Central Europe (mainly Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and can be received only there with small satellite dishes. In other regions of Europe in some cases considerably larger antenna effort must be to see the programs that are broadcast on Astra 3A, can. The transmission is in the Ku- band.

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