Astra 4A

Astra 4A (until 2010 Sirius 4) is a multi-mission Ku / Ka-band satellite, built by Lockheed Martin based on the A2100AX platform.

The geostationary satellite was launched on 22 November 2007 at 22:39 UTC under the name Sirius 4 from the Baikonur cosmodrome and is positioned at 4.8 ° East, from where he has been broadcasting, radio and broadband services since January 2008 for the whole of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has taken over all the channels of Sirius 2 and Sirius 3. Following the complete takeover of SES Sirius by SES Astra, the satellite was given its current name. According to SES Astra, Astra 4A reaches some 20 million households in Europe. Weblinks Edit sourcetext Astra satellites

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