Astra 2D
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-081A |
| SATCAT no. | 26638 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | Planned: 15 years Final: 22 years, 1 month and 7 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | HS-376HP |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications |
| Launch mass | 1,420 kg (3,130 lb) |
| Power | 1.6 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 December 2000, 00:26 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5G (V138) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | February 2001 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | 27 January 2023 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 28.2° East (2001–2015) 5.2° East (2015) 57° East (2015–2017) 60° East (2017–2018) 5.2° East (2018–2020) 57.2° East (2020–2023) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 16 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 26 MHz |
| Coverage area | Europe |
Astra 2D was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES and located at 28.2° East in the geostationary orbit until June 2015. It was a Hughes Space and Communications HS-376HP satellite bus and was launched from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in December 2000 to join Astra 2A and Astra 2B at 28.2° East, where it remained for its active life.