Astra 2E: Launch 30 September 2013

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it look tomorrow night on 43.5e
and start testing ?
 

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it look tomorrow night on 43.5e
and start testing ?
No, arrival at 43.5 East not before 10 October like I said!
Possibly even later, if Astra 2E slows down some more...
 
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TLE's updated, she's pretty much at GSO now:

Perigee: 35,677.6 km
Apogee: 35,741.4 km

Also reported as being at 41.3E, reckon we'll see some testing by midweek.





Time to consider Posting here instead, then :unsure
 

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No, arrival at 43.5 East not before 10 November like I said!
Possibly even later, if Astra 2E slows down some more...


I suspect you meant 10 October.
 

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I chek tle now it move slow to position
will be keep eyes to tle tonight and tomorrow morning
 

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Double oops Tivù, corrected the month and sorry for not posting in the other thread, I just followed the herd...that's how it goes.

Solly, you may sleep tonight without worries, unless SES decides to start testing while still approaching 43.5 East.
Not impossible by the way, we all know Astra 2F did during transfer from 43.5 to 28.2 East!
 

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we sleep tonight
not working
same interesting speed satellite 0:0:1 move
to slow to move to position 43.5e
 

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TLE #14 of last night, has Astra 2E near 41.5 East now, and arrival at 43.5 East still on 10 October (in the morning).
 

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tonight be pass turksat 42 e
 

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TLE #16 of last evening, has Astra 2E near 42.3 East now, and arrival at 43.5 East on 10 October, in the evening.
 

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TLE #16 of last evening, has Astra 2E near 42.3 East now, and arrival at 43.5 East on 10 October, in the evening.

Yep, she's nearly there now, not far to go!!
 

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Tracking the speed of this satellite, I have noticed it takes 2.5 hours to cover 1/10th of a degree. so if things stay as they are, estimated docking time at 43.5E should be 16.30 CET. (Thursday)
Are we going to open a book on it !!!
 
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tonight astra 2e arrive to 43 east
will be more 0.5 east to get final position
 

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Ses give something more to the eastern Mediterranean,expats from uk here are hopeless from your earlier birds
The idea is to keep it that way, not change it
 

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Ses give something more to the eastern Mediterranean,expats from uk here are hopeless from your earlier birds


2E has got a nice surprise for you - a dedicated Middle Eastern beam. Should give you loads of Arabic channels we cant get here in western Europe! :D
 

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we can reporte live live how to far mid esterem beam arrive
I sure will be receiver Greece also east Europe with bigger dish
:)
Arabic channel over astra 2e ?
 

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we can reporte live live how to far mid esterem beam arrive
I sure will be receiver Greece also east Europe with bigger dish
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Arabic channel over astra 2e ?

Probably - they certainly arent going to put the BBC & ITV on the ME beam!
 
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