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| Names | Eutelsat 28F |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SES S.A. |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-051A |
| SATCAT no. | 38778 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 11 years, 7 months, 27 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space) |
| Launch mass | 5,968 kg (13,157 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 September 2012, 21:18:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA (VA209) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | 21 November 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 28.2° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 63 transponders: 60 Ku-band 3 Ka-band |
| Coverage area | Europe |
Astra 2F is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES S.A., launched in September 2012 to the Astra 28.2°E orbital position.[2] The satellite provides free-to-air and encrypted direct-to-home (DTH) digital television and satellite broadband services for Europe and Africa.
Astra 2F is the first of three "second generation" satellites for the 28.2° East position which replace the first generation Astra 2A, Astra 2B and Astra 2D satellite previously there.[3] The second, Astra 2E, was launched in 2013,[4] and the third, Astra 2G, was launched in 2014,[5] (launched on 27 December 2014,[6]). Some parts of the construction of Astra 2F by Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space) in Stevenage, United Kingdom could be seen in the BBC2 documentary programme, How To Build... A Satellite broadcast on 27 November 2011.
Astra 2F was successfully launched from Kourou in French Guiana on 28 September 2012, at 21:18:07 UTC by an Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle from Centre Spatial Guyanais.[7] and underwent in-orbit testing at 43.5° East.[8] Commercial operations at 28.2° East began on 21 November 2012.[9]
- ^ "ASTRA 2F". N2YO.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "SES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ASTRA 2F SATELLITE" (Press release). SES. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Bains, Geoff "The Good Die Young" What Satellite & Digital TV Summer 2012 pp.29
- ^ "ASTRA 2E successfully launched" (Press release). SES. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "SES Orders Four New Satellites From ASTRIUM" (Press release). SES. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Astra 2G Satellite Roars Into Orbit" (Press release). SES. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "SES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ASTRA 2F SATELLITE" (Press release). SES. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Astra 2F Testing Reception Reports". Satellites.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "SES' ASTRA 2F SATELLITE STARTS OPERATIONS" (Press release). SES. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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