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SES and Eutelsat settle their dispute over 28.5E
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<blockquote data-quote="william-1" data-source="post: 875912" data-attributes="member: 193781"><p>Some of the earliest European satellite signals came from these 3 satellites:-</p><p></p><p>DFS-Kopernikus 1, 2, 3 / HellasSat 1</p><p>The DFS series of satellites debuted in 1989 with the third being launched in 1992. Ordered in 1983 and produced by the GESAT consortium of MBB (flight segment prime contractor), Siemens (overall prime contractor), ANT Nachrichtentechnik (payload), Standard Elektrik Lorenz (digital switching equipment), and Dornier Systems (ground control system), DFS spacecraft are smaller than TV-Sat: on-station mass of DFS is 850 kg with a 15.4 m solar array span providing up to 1.5 kW of electrical power.</p><p></p><p>The communications payload includes ten 14/11-12 GHz transponders with five spares and one experimental 30/20 GHz transponder with one spare. At the end of 1994 DFS 1-3 were stationed at 33.5 degrees E, 28.5 degrees E, and 23.5 degrees E, respectively. Like TV-Sat, the DFS Kopernikus series has been concluded.</p><p></p><p>DFS 3 was leased to the Greek Hellas Sat in 2002 as a stop-gap measure. It was retired in 2003.</p><p>Thanks to Skyrocket for the info.</p><p></p><p>33.5 east has now moved to 33.1 east home of Eutelsat 33A & 33B,</p><p>28.5 east will soon become the new enlarged 28.2 east home of SES Astra 2E,2F & 2G,</p><p>That will leave 23.5 east as the only remaining ex Korernikus slot home of SES Astra 3B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="william-1, post: 875912, member: 193781"] Some of the earliest European satellite signals came from these 3 satellites:- DFS-Kopernikus 1, 2, 3 / HellasSat 1 The DFS series of satellites debuted in 1989 with the third being launched in 1992. Ordered in 1983 and produced by the GESAT consortium of MBB (flight segment prime contractor), Siemens (overall prime contractor), ANT Nachrichtentechnik (payload), Standard Elektrik Lorenz (digital switching equipment), and Dornier Systems (ground control system), DFS spacecraft are smaller than TV-Sat: on-station mass of DFS is 850 kg with a 15.4 m solar array span providing up to 1.5 kW of electrical power. The communications payload includes ten 14/11-12 GHz transponders with five spares and one experimental 30/20 GHz transponder with one spare. At the end of 1994 DFS 1-3 were stationed at 33.5 degrees E, 28.5 degrees E, and 23.5 degrees E, respectively. Like TV-Sat, the DFS Kopernikus series has been concluded. DFS 3 was leased to the Greek Hellas Sat in 2002 as a stop-gap measure. It was retired in 2003. Thanks to Skyrocket for the info. 33.5 east has now moved to 33.1 east home of Eutelsat 33A & 33B, 28.5 east will soon become the new enlarged 28.2 east home of SES Astra 2E,2F & 2G, That will leave 23.5 east as the only remaining ex Korernikus slot home of SES Astra 3B. [/QUOTE]
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