Astra 3A

Luxembourg

International Sat. n°:

Luxembourg spacecraft n°: 13

Launched together with JCSAT-8

Launch data:

Designation	27400 / 02015B
Launch date	29 Mar 2002 - 01:29 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2 (ELA-3?)
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44L (V149)
Mission	Commercial: Direct TV
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35770 x 35804 km
Eccentricity	4.03E-04
Inclination	0.06 deg
Period	1436.07 min

Specifications

Prime contractor	Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS)
Platform	HS-376HP
Operator	SES Astra
Mass at launch	1495 kg
Dry mass	750 kg
Dimension	3.15 x 2.17 x 2.17 m (7.97 m height deployed)
Solar array
Stabilization	spin-stabilized
DC power	EOL: 1525 W
Design lifetime	10 years

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
	23.5° E
Oct 2009	23.48° E

Replaced DFS 3. Tested at 24.2°E.

Ku-band

Main transponders	21 (20 at EOL)
Backup transponders
Power	30 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	Optimized for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies:	downlink: 11.45-11.70 and 12.50-12.75 GHz

20 transponders; provide follow-on capacity for the Kopernikus satellite of Deutsche Telekom AG, contracted for 10 transponders on spacecraft; German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Ref.: #7, #15, #226 - update: 03.01.10

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