Astra 2E: Transit to 28.2E

[M60]

I doubt it. 28E is not a good position for ME as it is so close to 26E making it impossible for both positions to be received on one dish.

Good point there, forgot about 26E and it is a bit on the tight side like you say.

I can't see them having done it though unless, as timo says, there must be some potential for them?

 

[Huevos]

Are we getting confused here? Has anyone got a spec sheet for these transponders? Is it certain that ME is Ku? Could be Ka broadband maybe?

 

[cazhh]

Are we getting confused here? Has anyone got a spec sheet for these transponders? Is it certain that ME is Ku? Could be Ka broadband maybe?

Ku

http://www.ses.com/4628866/astra-2e

 

[Huevos]

Any official info on which part of the band?

 

[Marcus_21]

During the tests, sometimes used the entire bandwidth of the transponder.
The beam middle east (it a steerable beam), was between 10950-11200 and 11450-11700 with a bandwidth of 36 MHz.....

I enclose some examples...

 

[cazhh]

How do you know it's steerable ?

 

[Marcus_21]

Read here: http://marcus21.altervista.org/File/astra-2e.pdf

 

[cazhh]

Read here: http://marcus21.altervista.org/File/astra-2e.pdf

It looks weird.

"South Africa North Africa Europe"

And Ariane as start vehicle ?

 

[hvdh]

Yes originally Ariane was to launch Astra 2E.
In September 2012 was the news it was moved to Proton-M:
http://www.satlaunch.net/2012/09/ses-moves-astra-2e-to-proton-vehicle.html
These SES info pages that still had some frequency ranges are from before that time, when there was still a little bit of openness towards the world.

 

[Marcus_21]

This document was issued in September 2011. "coverage south africa, north africa and europe" probably refers to the new generation astra 2....

 

[cazhh]

The oldest version available in the webarchive is from october. That still has the coverage "weird", but all the other attributes of the document match. ie the tool to create it, the fonts, etc.
I guess ses had all older version removed from the archive.

 

[solly]

astra 2e 36.7 e
motorow arrive to position 36e

 

[buckshee]

Given the present speed, and distance to travel, I predict circa 31st January @ 28.2E. Are we all in agreement?

 

[Huevos]

Given the present speed, and distance to travel, I predict circa 31st January @ 28.2E.

Before noon.

 

[Huevos]

And what about a date for migration? Same night? Or Sunday night?

 

[Lazarus]

I thought we'd had a statement from SES-Astra back in early December, on something called Facebook, that gave mid-February as the Operational date?

 

[solly]

ses need to press astra 2e ready operation from 2,3 febuaray

 

[Huevos]

I thought we'd had a statement from SES-Astra back in early December, on something called Facebook, that gave mid-February as the Operational date?

Yes, but I think maybe that was just for crowd control after so many people were posting on Facebook asking if 2E was faulty.

 

[Lazarus]

Could well have been. I've never yet seen any PR from them that is anything other than a stranger to the truth!

Not long to wait before we find out, though.

 

[sonnetpete]

The SES 'statement' which was in reply to a query on their Facebook page, copied and pasted from there :

"As part of SES' ongoing fleet renewal programme, we will be transferring all the UK Spot Beam transponders currently operating on ASTRA 1N across to ASTRA 2E.

This move at the 28.2/28.5ºEast orbital location will take place over several weeks beginning early February 2014.

The transfer will have no adverse implications for viewers in the UK and Ireland as the affected channels will continue to operate on the same frequencies and will be broadcast at the same, or slightly improved power levels, across the UK and Ireland.

TV viewers outside the UK and Ireland may see an impact and may not be able to receive channels from ASTRA 2E UK Spot Beam, which has a smaller footprint than ASTRA 1N. The new footprint on SES' replacement fleet has been designed to meet the requirements of UK and Irish broadcasters who target their channels for distribution in the UK and/or Ireland. UK and Irish broadcasters hold broadcasting rights only for the UK and/or Ireland but not for other countries."