Astra 3A
Astra 3A is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by Société Européenne des Satellites, launched in March 2002 to the Astra 23.5°E orbital position to provide digital television and radio for direct to home (DTH) and cable, multimedia and interactive services, corporate networks, and occasional and other business services to Europe.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Société Européenne des Satellites / SES S.A. |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-015B |
| SATCAT no. | 27400 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 20 years, 10 months (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | HS-376HP |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Launch mass | 1,514 kg (3,338 lb) |
| Power | 1.6 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 March 2002, 01:29 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3 (V139) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | May 2002 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | January 2023 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 23.5° East (2002-2013) 177° West (2013-2016) 86.5° East (2016) 47° West (2017-2019) 86.5° West (2019-2020) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 20 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | Europe |
Astra constellation | |
The satellite provides two broadcast beams, of horizontal and vertical polarisation, across two footprints that covered essentially the same areas of Europe – principally the countries of central Europe.
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