[5][6] Some parts of the construction of Astra 2F by Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space) in Stevenage, United Kingdom could be seen in the BBC2 documentary programme, How To Build... A Satellite broadcast on 27 November 2011.

[10] In addition, Astra 2F serves the growing direct-to-home (DTH) platforms in West Africa such as Multi TV of Ghana.

[11] Due to the tight footprint, some reception issues for UK channels are being reported in Spain as of December 2012.

[13] The Ka-band footprint for satellite broadband provides full service coverage across western Europe from the United Kingdom and France in the west to the Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the east.

[14] Below is a list of the TV channels broadcast to Europe from active transponders on Astra 2F as of October 2024[update]:[15]