Nilesat 301 ordered

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Nilesat 301 will probably replace Eutelsat 7 West A with a much tighter footprint possibly the end of reception for 100cm dishes here in the UK from this location :(

Eutelsat 7 West a 7° West Middle-East, North Africa
50 Ku 52 Ku
Launched in September 2011
Predicted end of geostationary life Q2 2033,
Will then probably move to a new location.
 

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Nilesat partners with SpaceX to launch Nilesat-301 satellite in 2022

Press Release From: SpaceX
Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2020

Sharing the following news from Nilesat for a Falcon 9 mission no earlier than 2022, in case you missed:

Nilesat partners with SpaceX to launch Nilesat-301 satellite in 2022
Positioned at 7° West, Nilesat-301 will work with Nilesat-201 to provide Ku-band services for the Middle East and North Africa.
January 22, 2020

No mention is made to Nilesat 401/Eutelsat 7 West A so this satellite will probably move to a new location,

 

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EutelSat 7 West a 7° West Middle-East, North Africa
50 Ku 52 Ku Launched September 2011
End of life in geostationary orbit is 2nd Qtr 2033

So will be a very useful satellite for 11 to 12 years after the move from 7.3° west.
 

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