Astra 3B at 23° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 23° EChannel line-up at 23° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 36581
- COSPAR number
- 2010-021A
- Operator
- SES S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000
- Launch
- 21 May 2010 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 5472 kg
- Dry mass
- 3000 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 11702.5 V
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band European Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Pan-European Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band South Africa beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Middle East Spot Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Europe Beam (Ka band) View footprint
About Astra 3B
60 Ku-Band and 4 Ka-Band transponders to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and two-way broadband services across Europe and Middle East.