Nov 14 2014
Astra 2G Media Advisory
Media Advisory: ILS Proton to Launch Astra 2G Payload: ASTRA 2G communications satellite Eurostar E3000 Platform Separated spacecraft mass: ~6,020 kg Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M 705,000 kg (1,554,000 lb), including payload 58.2 m (191ft) Launch Date: November 28, 2014 Launch Time: 03:24:33 Baikonur 00:24:33 Moscow 22:24:33 Luxembourg and CET (27 Nov) 21:24:33 GMT […]
Dec 9 2014
Astra 2G Launch set for December 28
PARIS — Satellite fleet operator SES’s Astra 2G satellite, whose Nov. 28 launch on a Russian Proton rocket was scrapped following a last-minute issue with the rocket’s Breeze-M upper stage, will now cede its place on the Proton launch manifest to Gazprom Space Systems of Moscow, according to Russia’s Roscosmos space agency. As a result, […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Astra 2G launch