Astra 2C

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Astra 2C
General information
Launch Date June16, 2001
Launch Mass 3,643 kg
Manufacturer Boeing Satellite Systems
Model BSS 601 HP
Launcher  Proton 
Lifetime 15 years
Transponder Information
Transponder Capacity 32 Ku band (to be reduced to 28 by end of life)
Bandwidth 33 MHz
EIRP 51 dBW
Sundries
Expendable Energy 7000 W
Location
Former location 19.2° E
Current location 28.2° E 0°00′N 28°12′E / 0, 28.2Coordinates: 0°00′N 28°12′E / 0, 28.2
List of broadcast satellites

Astra 2C is a communications satellite owned and operated by SES Astra. Designed to join Astra 2A and Astra 2B at the Astra 28.2°E orbital slot providing digital television and radio broadcast services to the UK and Republic of Ireland, the satellite was first used at 19.2°E for pan-European coverage.

The satellite provides two broadcast beams, each with horizontal and vertical polarisation, across two footprints – 2C North and 2C South – covering substantially the same areas of Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Iberian peninsula and Canary Islands[1].

TV signals can be received with a 50cm dish across the majority of the British Isles with a 60cm dish required in the extreme north and west.

Astra 2C can also provide backup capacity, substituting for one or more transponders across the 10.70GHz-12.20GHz broadcast range used by Astra satellites in the Astra 19.2°E and Astra 28.2°E orbital positions, and was first deployed after launch in 2001 at 19.2°E where it provided capacity pending the launch of Astra 1L.

The satellite was moved to 28.2°E in August 2007 and currently has just two transponders in use, transmitting digital TV and interactive services for Sky Digital and Freesat[2].

References

  1. ^ "Astra 2C Factsheet". SES ASTRA. Retrieved on August 12, 2008.
  2. ^ "Astra 2C at 28.2°E". LyngSat. Retrieved on August 12, 2008.

See also

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_2C"

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