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ASTRA 2C

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.2 hours, on an orbit tilted 8.5° from the equator, between 36,134 and 36,151 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ASTRA 2C

ASTRA 2C is a satellite from SES, launched on Jun 16, 2001 from Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 50°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Astra 2C · communications satellite

Operated by
SES Astra

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 36,130 km to 36,127 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,12536,13036,13536,14036,145Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.