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Astra Satellites in Europe
Launch..Satellite..Type....Location
1988 Astra 1A (AS-4000) retired
1991 Astra 1B (AS-5000) retired
1993 Astra 1C,inclined orbit @ 2.2 east
1995 Astra 1E, (HS-601) 23.5 east
1996 Astra1F (HS-601) 19.2 east {should last until German Analogue 2011 ends}
1997 Astra 1G,(BSS-601HP) will move to a new position soon,
1999 Astra 1H, (BSS-601HP) 19.2 eas)
2006 Astra 1KR (A2100AXS) 19.2 east
2007 Astra 1L (A2100AXS) 19.2 east
2008 Astra 1M (Eurostar-3000) 19.2 east (will replace Astra 1G in a few weeks)
2011 Astra 1N (Eurostar-3000) 19.2 east (will launch in 2011 will replace Astra 1H)
1998 Astra 2A (BSS-601HP) 28.2 east
2000 Astra 2B (Eurostar-2000+) 28.2 east
2001 Astra 2C (BSS-601HP) 28.2 east2
2000 Astra 2D (BSS-376HP) 28.2 east {Spinner stabilised}
2002 Astra 3A (BSS-376HP) 23.5 east {Spinner stabilised}
2009 Astra 3B (Eurostar-3000) 23.5 east will launch 2009
2007 Astra 4A (A2100AXS) 4.8 east (Sirius-4)
1997 Astra 5A (Spacebus-3000B2) 31.5 east (Sirius-2)
1994 *Astra 1D (HS-601) was sold to Digi Turk, Astra 1K (Spacebus-3000B3S) 19.2 east(,Failed launch),Sirius-3 is on standby @ 5 east,
SES Astra, an SES Global company, has announced in November 2006 that it has awarded the contract for the construction of its new satellite, Astra 3B, to the European satellite manufacturer Astrium. As prime contractor for Astra 3B, ASTRIUM will design and build the satellite.
Astra 3B will be a state-of-the-art Ku and Ka-band spacecraft designed for the distribution of both direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and two-way broadband services across Europe. After Astra 2B and Astra 1M, Astra 3B is the third Astra satellite to be built by ASTRIUM. The satellite will have 52 Ku-band transponders of which 20 transponders are to replace existing in-orbit capacity and 32 transponders which will create new capacity, thereby strengthening 23.5E as the third orbital hotspot for European DTH services. Additionally there will be and 4 Ka-band transponders. Astra 3B is expected to be launched end of 2009.
The life of a satellite is approx 12 to 15 years it takes 2 to 3 years from planning/construction to launch of the satellite so we should here an announcement from SES Astra as to the replacement of Astra 2A very soon.
Launch..Satellite..Type....Location
1988 Astra 1A (AS-4000) retired
1991 Astra 1B (AS-5000) retired
1993 Astra 1C,inclined orbit @ 2.2 east
1995 Astra 1E, (HS-601) 23.5 east
1996 Astra1F (HS-601) 19.2 east {should last until German Analogue 2011 ends}
1997 Astra 1G,(BSS-601HP) will move to a new position soon,
1999 Astra 1H, (BSS-601HP) 19.2 eas)
2006 Astra 1KR (A2100AXS) 19.2 east
2007 Astra 1L (A2100AXS) 19.2 east
2008 Astra 1M (Eurostar-3000) 19.2 east (will replace Astra 1G in a few weeks)
2011 Astra 1N (Eurostar-3000) 19.2 east (will launch in 2011 will replace Astra 1H)
1998 Astra 2A (BSS-601HP) 28.2 east
2000 Astra 2B (Eurostar-2000+) 28.2 east
2001 Astra 2C (BSS-601HP) 28.2 east2
2000 Astra 2D (BSS-376HP) 28.2 east {Spinner stabilised}
2002 Astra 3A (BSS-376HP) 23.5 east {Spinner stabilised}
2009 Astra 3B (Eurostar-3000) 23.5 east will launch 2009
2007 Astra 4A (A2100AXS) 4.8 east (Sirius-4)
1997 Astra 5A (Spacebus-3000B2) 31.5 east (Sirius-2)
1994 *Astra 1D (HS-601) was sold to Digi Turk, Astra 1K (Spacebus-3000B3S) 19.2 east(,Failed launch),Sirius-3 is on standby @ 5 east,
SES Astra, an SES Global company, has announced in November 2006 that it has awarded the contract for the construction of its new satellite, Astra 3B, to the European satellite manufacturer Astrium. As prime contractor for Astra 3B, ASTRIUM will design and build the satellite.
Astra 3B will be a state-of-the-art Ku and Ka-band spacecraft designed for the distribution of both direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and two-way broadband services across Europe. After Astra 2B and Astra 1M, Astra 3B is the third Astra satellite to be built by ASTRIUM. The satellite will have 52 Ku-band transponders of which 20 transponders are to replace existing in-orbit capacity and 32 transponders which will create new capacity, thereby strengthening 23.5E as the third orbital hotspot for European DTH services. Additionally there will be and 4 Ka-band transponders. Astra 3B is expected to be launched end of 2009.
The life of a satellite is approx 12 to 15 years it takes 2 to 3 years from planning/construction to launch of the satellite so we should here an announcement from SES Astra as to the replacement of Astra 2A very soon.