Astra 2G

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:37:48

Saturday December 27, 2014

Mission Details

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Astra 2G

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SES S.A. and Astrium announced in December 2009 that SES has ordered four multi-mission satellites from Astrium to provide replacement as well as incremental capacity for its SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES divisions. The new satellites, to be designated Astra 2E, Astra 2F, Astra 2G, and Astra 5B, will allow the release of the existing satellites at two orbital positions (28.2 and 31.5 degrees East) and add new capacity as well as fleet deployment flexibility for the SES group over the coming years. The satellites are scheduled for launch in several steps between 2012 and 2014. The design life of each satellite is 15 years. The four new satellites will be built on a Eurostar-3000 platform. Three of the new spacecraft, Astra 2E, Astra 2F, and Astra 2G, will serve to deliver next-generation broadcast, VSAT, and broadband services in Europe and Africa, and will carry Ku-and Ka-band payloads at 28.2 degrees East.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,020 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Proton-M/Briz-M

Active Since 2001

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center logo

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Price

$65.00 million

Rocket

Height: 58.18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

GTO: 6,900 kg

Liftoff Thrust

10,027 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.35m

Height: 15.26m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 200/39

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

10 days 23 hours

Stats

Proton-M


87th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2014

2014


91st

Orbital launch attempt