Astra 2G Satellite at 28.2°E

Astra 2G is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES at 28.2°E, launched in 2014. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

28.2°E
Orbital slot
SES
Operator
2014
Launched
Station-kept
Inclination 0.06°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 28.2°E: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open Astra 2G in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Countries in view above 10° elevation

118 countries, by the centre of each country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBeninBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoCroatiaCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDR CongoDenmarkDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGuineaGuinea-BissauHungaryIndiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMoldovaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaTogoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUzbekistanWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Look angles from major cities

CityAzimuth (true)ElevationSkew
São Paulo83.8°5.2°+65.9°
London145.4°25.4°-20.9°
Madrid136.1°33.0°-32.1°
Lagos103.7°60.0°-74.9°
Nairobi278.7°79.8°-81.2°
Johannesburg0.4°59.4°+0.4°
Dubai230.2°47.9°+44.2°
Mumbai251.8°35.2°+64.0°
Singapore269.7°5.8°+88.6°

Skew: + is clockwise, looking at the satellite from behind the dish. Use the live map for any other location, plus sun outage dates and a rain fade link budget.

Neighbouring satellites

Satellites within 3° of this slot. Close spacing matters for antenna size and adjacent-satellite interference.

Ground station equipment

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