Astra 2A

Summary

Astra 2A is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Astra 2A's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• Astra 2A's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1998-050A^[4].
• Astra 2A's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-K^[5].
• Astra 2A's SCN is recorded as 25462^[6].
• Astra 2A's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[7].
• Astra 2A's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1998-08-30T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Astra 2A's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c6h41^[9].
• Astra 2A's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[10].
• Astra 2A's space tug is recorded as Blok DM-2M^[11].
• Astra 2A's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23^[12].
• Astra 2A's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "25462"]^[13].

Why It Matters

Astra 2A ranks in the top 5% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]