Astra 2C
Astra 2C | |
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Start date | June 16, 2001 |
Launcher | Proton 288 |
Launch site | Baikonur |
Takeoff mass | 3643 kg |
Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications (today: Boeing Satellite Systems ) |
model | HS-601HP |
lifespan | 15 years |
operator | SES Global |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 32/28 Ku band |
Transponder performance | 105 W |
Bandwidth | 26 MHz / 33 MHz |
EIRP | 52 dBW |
Others | |
Electrical power | 8500 W |
position | |
First position | 19.2 ° East |
Actual position | 19.2 ° East |
List of geostationary satellites |
Astra 2C at 19.2 degrees East is a Satellite of SES Global (formerly SES Astra - Société Européenne des Satellites-Astra), headquartered in Betzdorf in Luxembourg , which is set for TV reception in Europe.
It was launched into space from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan in 2001 .
Astra 2C has backup capacities for Astra C-Band, D-Band & E-Band.
Astra 2C was in service at the orbital position 19.2 ° East until August 2007. The commissioning of the Astra 1L enabled it to be moved to its originally intended position of 28.2 ° East, which it reached on August 20, 2007. He made urgently needed additional transponder capacity available, especially for Great Britain. After that it was shifted again to replace the Astra 5A to 31.5 °.
SES Global made another positioning in May 2011 and moved Astra 2C back to the orbital position 19.2 ° East, where it took over parts of the transponders from Astra 1H (from then on as a backup satellite) and Astra 1M in June 2012 .
reception
The satellite can be received in parts of Europe , from Greece there is a strong signal drop, so that there is no reception in the Middle East either. Furthermore, reception in Scandinavia is only possible to a very limited extent.
The transmission takes place in the Ku band .
See also
Web links
- SES: Technical data and footprints (English)
- Gunter's Space Pages: Astra 1G, 1H, 2A, 2C (English)
- Lyngsat channel list Astra 2C