Apr 11 2011
The Astra 1N satellite, which will be positioned at 28.2° east is scheduled to launch on June 29 2011 from Kourou in French Guiana. the satellite will be co positioned at 28.2° east with Astra’s other satellites. The satellite will provide additional narrow beam capacity for broadcasters in th the British Isle. Astra 1N is […]
Aug 21 2007
The Astra 2C satellite has finaly joined the other Astra 2 satellites at 28.2° East, the satellite will add additional capacity for the United kingdom and Ireland. Some of the satellites frequencies are the same as those on Astra 2D, it is not currently known if any of the terrestrial channels will move to this […]
Jul 11 2007
Satellite operator SES Astra says its latest Astra 1L satellite is now ready for commercial operation. Launched in May and built by Lockheed Martin, Astra 1L has completed in-orbit tests in its position at 19.2 degrees East. SES Astra said Astra 1L will deliver direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services to continental Europe, further strengthening the Astra […]
Jun 14 2007
Satellite transmission provider SES Astra has won a contract with ITV to supply additional satellite capacity to the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster. Astra said the agreement would increases ITV’s transmission capacity on Astra by half a transponder to six transponders, and had been prompted by growing demand for additional services. ITV’s additional capacity will be […]
Dec 19 2000
Kourou, French Guiana, Dec. 19, 2000 – ASTRA 2D, a high-power Boeing 376 satellite built for SES of Luxembourg, was successfully launched today on board an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center on the northeastern coast of South America. The satellite was built by Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., (BSS), a unit of The […]
Dec 18 2000
ASTRA 2D, a Boeing 376 HP spacecraft built for Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES) of Luxembourg, is scheduled for launch Dec. 19 aboard an Ariane 5. The 43-minute launch window opens at 9:26 p.m. at the launch site (4:26 p.m. PST; 12:26 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, GMT). ASTRA 2D is the first spin-stabilized satellite ordered […]
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May 19 2011
Astra 1N Arrives In Kourou
SES today announced that the ASTRA 1N satellite designed and manufactured by Astrium for SES has arrived at the European space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for its launch by an Ariane 5 vehicle early July 2011. ASTRA 1N will deliver direct-to-home (DTH) services, notably digital and high definition (HD) television with pan-European […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Astra 1N, French Guiana, Kourou, SES