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<blockquote data-quote="william-1" data-source="post: 909833" data-attributes="member: 193781">Last time I checked the end of geostationary use for Eutelsat 28A was 2013&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flysat.com/e28a-info.php" target="_blank">http://www.flysat.com/e28a-info.php</a>Very optimistic if they think E28A will last another 6 months when it was due to be replaced by March 2013,Transponder power levels have gone down considerably over the last 18 months &amp; the number of active transponders is now less than 1/2 due to the SES agreement on 28.5 east had this not come into effect Eutelsat would have had to build a new satellite for this slot,But now all of the ku band with be used by SES with 2E,2F &amp; 2G from June 2015 if E28A &amp; astra 2A is even older launched 30th august 1998 with a life expectancy of 15 years that has also expired last year,Maybe some other satellites may be move here while 2G completes it's X-Band mission at 43.5 east if the mission runs beyond 1st Qtr 2015 as domestic services will be compromised @ 28.2 east.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="william-1, post: 909833, member: 193781"] Last time I checked the end of geostationary use for Eutelsat 28A was 2013 [url]http://www.flysat.com/e28a-info.php[/url] Very optimistic if they think E28A will last another 6 months when it was due to be replaced by March 2013, Transponder power levels have gone down considerably over the last 18 months & the number of active transponders is now less than 1/2 due to the SES agreement on 28.5 east had this not come into effect Eutelsat would have had to build a new satellite for this slot, But now all of the ku band with be used by SES with 2E,2F & 2G from June 2015 if E28A & astra 2A is even older launched 30th august 1998 with a life expectancy of 15 years that has also expired last year, Maybe some other satellites may be move here while 2G completes it's X-Band mission at 43.5 east if the mission runs beyond 1st Qtr 2015 as domestic services will be compromised @ 28.2 east. [/QUOTE]

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