ASTRA 2E
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Astra 2E is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES. Launched in September 2013, it broadcasts television and data services to Europe from 28.2 degrees east, a key position for direct-to-home TV in the UK and Ireland.
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ASTRA 2E is a cataloged satellite tracked under NORAD ID 39285 with international designator 13056A. According to the GCAT master catalog, it was built by EADSB, on the Eurostar 3000 platform, with a launch mass of about 6052 kg, with a shape described as Box + 2 panels. According to the TLE snapshot used when this page was generated (2026-08-18), its GEO orbit had an apogee of about 35.804 km and a perigee near 35.784 km, with an inclination of 0.09° and a period of roughly 1436.1 minutes; at apogee its speed was about 3.07 km/s. Positions on this page are near-real-time SGP4 predictions propagated from the latest two-line element (TLE) data.
In the TLE snapshot used to generate this page, ASTRA 2E's apogee was 35.804 km, where its speed was about 3.07 km/s, completing about 1.0 orbits of Earth per day. Track it live on the map above or in the JOT orbital map.