Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Astra 2F is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES launched in September 2012 to the Astra 28.2°E orbital slot. The satellite provides free-to-air and encrypted direct-to-home (DTH) digital TV and satellite broadband services for Europe and Africa.Astra 2F is the first of three ‘second generation’ satellites for the 28.2°E position which replace the first generation Astra 2A Astra 2B and Astra 2D craft previously there.