Astra 3A is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, launched in March 2002 to the Astra 23.5°E orbital position to provide digital television and radio for direct to home (DTH) and cable, multimedia and interactive services, corporate networks, and occasional and other business services to Europe.

Track ASTRA 3A now! 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. Technical details about the ASTRA 3A (2002-015B or NORAD 27400) satellite.

Mar 29, 2002 · Astra 3A is a Luxembourg-registered European geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane 44L rocket from Kourou at 01:29 UT on 29 March 2002. The 1.5 tonne satellite will provide direct-to-home TV broadcast to central European countries after parking over 23.5 deg-E longitude.

May 1, 2015 · General information for Astra 3A; Launch/Orbital information for Astra 3A; Experiments on Astra 3A; Data collections from Astra 3A; Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office

Apr 20, 2024 · ASTRA 3A has a contracted service life of at least 10 years. The satellite provides high-power cable and direct-to-home broadband services to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ASTRA 3A, a spin-stabilized spacecraft, operates with 20 active Ku-band transponders.

Astra 3A je jedním z komunikačních satelitů Astra vlastněných a provozovaných společností SES. Byl vypuštěn v roce 2002 na orbitální slot Astra 23.5°E a poskytoval digitální televizní a rozhlasové DTH (direct-to-home) a obousměrné satelitní širokopásmové služby v celé Evropě a na Středním východě.

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Optimized for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 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. The most Complete Space Encyclopedia about satellites, Manned flights & Rockets.

Astra is the brand name for a number of geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES, a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg.

Astra 3A had a contracted service life of at least 10 years. The satellite provided high-power cable and direct-to-home (DTH) broadband services to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Astra 3A, a spin-stabilized spacecraft, operates with 20 active Ku-band transponders.