Nov 3 2014
The Astra 2G launch campaign has officially begun! It was so wonderful to see all of our old friends and meet new team members on the bus ride to the airport in Moscow. We are all very excited to get started. The Astra 2G campaign is the first to use a new charter company […]
May 9 2014
PARIS — tellite had received the required U.S. shipping license and was ready to be sent to Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome for launch, but that the liftoff had been delayed from June until sometime between July and September. The launch has attracted interest because of industry concerns that U.S. sanctions on Russia in response to Russia’s […]
May 24 2011
Astra will launch Ka-band high speed satellite broadband when its new satellite fleet arrives at 28E next year. Astra 2E, 2F and 2G are scheduled to launch to 28E between 2012 and 2014, replacing the current 2A, 2B and 2D satellites. As well as replacing the satellites which carry Sky and Freesat, the new satellites […]
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Nov 8 2014
Astra 2G Launch Preparations delayed
Preparations for the November 28 launch of the Astra 2G satellite aboard a Russian Proton rocket have been suspended in the face of persistent questions over whether Proton’s previous launch was as successful as claimed, industry officials said. The Astra 2G telecommunications satellite, owned by SES of Luxembourg, was scheduled to start its planned fueling […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Astra 2G, Baikonur Cosmodrome, ILS, SES