Astra 1N tests - latest chat

[welshman234]

Chaps, dont forget the BBC2 documentary tonight, 8:00 UK time about the building of a satellite by Astrium...I think its even 2F

 

[M60]

Chaps, dont forget the BBC2 documentary tonight, 8:00 UK time about the building of a satellite by Astrium...I think its even 2F

Yep, I'll be glued to the TV for this one!! This three part series concludes tonight with this episode, it was the Satellite build one which got me to series link the lot. The first part, involving Airbus, also an Astrium company, was in part filmed in Toulouse which is where Astrium's large production HQ is based so guess to the producers the opportunity to do the Satellite build episode was convenient!

I think, looking at the preview, there's some clips of the 1N launch too. I guess we might see some footage of 1N as well as 2F too if that's also what's featured?? Looking forward to it!

 

[welshman234]

Yep set Sky+ recording ......

 

[Analoguesat]

Just noticed - we passed 1000 posts this afternoon!

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[Lazarus]

Time for a new Thread, then.

How About: "Astra 1N - The Facts" !! :-righton

 

[Analoguesat]

Nah - maybe "December chat"!

 

[Dan Dan]

Just noticed - we passed 1000 posts this afternoon!

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yes found post #1 - Wright brothers launch new bird

 

[satelliteman]

Those readings are more or less the same for me on a 1.8m aerial.

Yes as you said, pretty much identical measurements to those I took earlier.

 

[andrewcrawford]

anyone know if the documetry has been canceled? just tuned in to find tennis

edit:never mind seesm to be runnign late due to the tennis thought i had missed it

 

[andrewcrawford]

its astra 2e and 2f that getting shown being built

 

[Pietclock]

as we can see in this nice docu, whatever their beams will look like, its already defined and ready...as they have already all the parts there.

 

[andrewcrawford]

and this documentry thinks we receive the channesl from 29E :O


edit: that some eurpeon beam for astra 2f shame it never shown the uk beam

edit: the documetnry says they will blast it into the space graveyard at end of life, but i tohught they put them into back the earth to say and into the sea?

 

[Pietclock]

no they said the dishes point at 29° above the horizon - which is the right elevation.

 

[andrewcrawford]

no they said the dishes point at 29° above the horizon - which is the right elevation.

isnt it the same?, beyond my knowledge of satilletes

edit: has anyone ever tried email astrium to se if they can give a iamge of the uk beam for 2e-2g?

 

[woborny]

Chaps, dont forget the BBC2 documentary tonight, 8:00 UK time about the building of a satellite by Astrium...I think its even 2F

bit of 2e were also on there

 

[M60]

A really interesting documentary, the expertise that goes in to manufacturing is somewhat amazing. Whilst I appreciate they simplified terms for everyone non-technical to understand it would be interesting to have seen the various hardware stages in uplink Rx through to IF transposition and then amplification and re-transmission.

Maybe if someone's got a PC card and can do HD screen grabs of some of the shots they could be posted in a seperate thread?

That Antenna Engineer responsible for antenna design will be the one to ask about spotbeams! He'll already know exactly what the UK spotbeam on 2E, 2F and 2G will look like!

 

[woborny]

That Antenna Engineer responsible for antenna design will be the one to ask about spotbeams! He'll already know exactly what the UK spotbeam on 2E, 2F and 2G will look like!

Perhaps we should all club together and get some funds for a kidnapping and torture...

 

[M60]

I'm sure if someone knew someone within Astrium (and signed a confidentiality disclaimer) then they'd be well in the know!!

First we'll all find out will be shortly before it's launched when SES publish them. One things for certain, and as I predicted, they've got some seriously good coverage modelling software to engineer antenna patterns to do what they like. 2E, 2F and 2G's spotbeams will all be designed to give a neat UK footprint from 28.2E taking all the issues of skew and orientation in to mind as these satellites will be designed for this orbital location.

 

[Pietclock]

This device is costing so much money, they wont tell you anything if their costumer (SES) doesnt want that.

 

[solly]

the next astra 2e,2f,2g will be uk beam like astra 1n ?