Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · GTO
Astra 2D is one of the Astra communications satellite owned and operated by SES. Providing digital television and radio broadcast service to the UK and Republic of Island. GE-8 is also a commercial communications satellite operated by GE American, covering the USA, Canada and Caribbean. LDREX was…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRA 2D 2000-081A | Payload | 36128 × 36166 km · 10.7° | Globe |
| AMC-8 (GE-8) 2000-081B | Payload | 36080 × 36130 km · 6.4° | Globe |
| LDREX 2000-081C | Payload | re-entered 2010-03-21 | |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2000-081D | Rocket body | re-entered 2002-05-31 | |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2000-081E | Debris | re-entered 2002-06-29 |
COSPAR ID 2000-081. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).