Ariane 5 G | Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX
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 an engineering test to validate the antenna on the ETS-8.
The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.
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Mission Profile
Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX was a Ariane 5 G mission operated by Arianespace that lifted off from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 20, 2000. The flight carried its payload on a dedicated rideshare mission to Geostationary Transfer Orbit. The launch was a success.