Satellite Fleet

Space segment

Our satellites are located at five orbital positions.

19.2° east	28.2° east	23.5° east	5° east	31.5° east
ASTRA 1H	ASTRA 2A	ASTRA 3A	SIRIUS 3	ASTRA 2C
ASTRA 1KR	ASTRA 2B	ASTRA 1E	SIRIUS 4 /	ASTRA 1D *
ASTRA 1L	ASTRA 2D	ASTRA 1G	ASTRA 4A
ASTRA 1M

* in inclined orbit

Satellite capabilities and coverage

The ASTRA fleet consists of 14 satellites positioned at prime orbital positions 19.2° east, 28.2° east, 23.5° east, 5° east and 31.5° east.

The satellites located at 19.2° east are mainly used for DTH services to large audiences in markets like Germany, France and Spain.

The satellites at 28.2° east provide DTH services to the UK and Ireland.

23.5° east is ASTRA’s latest hot spot for DTH and broadband services, currently focusing on dynamic markets such as Italy, Benelux and Central and Eastern Europe.

The innovative satellite broadband service ASTRA2Connect is also transmitted from 23.5° east and is available in numerous markets across Europe.

The satellites at 5° east provide DTH services in the Nordic countries, the Baltics, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

The satellites at 31.5° east primarily offer capacity suitable for cable contribution, DTT and other terrestrial feeds across Europe.

In addition, we operate a satellite at 2°E which offers OU/SNG capacity.

YahLive, an ASTRA and YahSat partnership, will use the YahSat 1A spacecraft at 52.5˚ east to offer DTH coverage in the MENA region and south-west Asia.