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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Huevos" data-source="post: 606215" data-attributes="member: 301161">Analoguesat, I don't understand this. Astra 2D is just a cheapo, light-weight, low output satellite with a limited number of transponders(16). It's projected lifespan was 12 years at it's launch in 2000. How could it possibly have sufficient fuel on board for an extra 3 to 5 years?There won't be an immediate need for a new satellite once Astra 2C returns to 28.2ºE even when one of the others is decommissioned or suffers some catastrophic failure. That said, who knows what decisions might be passing through the boardroom of SES Astra?</blockquote>