SES ASTRA Announces End Of ASTRA 5A Spacecraft Mission

Dear customers.

SES-Astra announces an official press release regarding Astra-5A situation.
"SES company announces that its satellite ASTRA 5A, the former SIRIUS 2 operating at 31.5 degrees East, experienced a technical anomaly leading to the end of the spacecraft's mission. SES ASTRA will shortly take the necessary decisions to maintain and develop the 31.5 degrees East orbital position in the changed fleet deployment scenario."
You may read full text of SES-Astra press-release here.