Goodbye Astra 1B

Analoguesat

Shes reached the end of the road and will be junked in the next few weeks:

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ASTRA 1KR OPERATIONAL AT ORBITAL POSITION 19.2° EAST
Technical tests completed / Further strengthening of ASTRA fleet

SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announces today that its new satellite ASTRA 1KR has been deployed at the company’s prime orbital 19.2° East and is now operational. The satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral on 20 April onboard an Atlas V rocket and has now completed extensive testings of its hardware and broadcasting functionalities.


ASTRA 1KR has 32 active transponders and provides distribution of Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services for SES ASTRA customers across Europe, with an extended reach into Eastern Europe. The new satellite allows SES ASTRA to replace its satellites ASTRA 1B and ASTRA 1C at the same orbital position. ASTRA 1B has reached the end of its life after 15 years of service and will be deorbited within the coming weeks.

“We are very pleased that our ASTRA 1KR mission has been completed and that we can welcome a new member in the ASTRA satellite fleet”, says Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA. “ASTRA 1KR will further strengthen the ASTRA fleet at our prime orbital position 19.2° East and will allow us to maintain the best possible service and quality for our customers across Europe.”

Please find an updated presentation of the SES fleet on our website:
http://media.ses-astra.com/downloads...at_Fleet_L.jpg

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SES Astra Press release.

Analoguesat

Farewell old friend - you served us well for many years.....

EgyptDUDE

salam

may it have a peaceful last journey , prop. to a deep sea or somethin

no frquency for the misrable 1Kr though .

wod

if it a piece of it fell to earth in your back yard i bet you would love it as that would look good next to the dishes

solly

at moment no signal from 1kr

gameboy

I hope not - knowing my luck it'll hit the conservatory!

Should burn up before that!

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Analoguesat

My guess is 1KR will take over from 1C this weekend.

As for 1B - her thrusters will be fired for the last time, dropped or raised to its scrapper orbit, then the last dregs of fuel will be dumped, the batteries shorted to stop any accidental explosions - she will be declered "safed" and abandoned to drift forever more in a graveyard orbit.

EgyptDUDE

yes , they can dump the old junk anywhere they want (provided that they retain the control over it) , can i trade my dish with that big reflector ?

1C has a couple of digital tpz , including D+ tp , maybe we get a aliitle bit stronger signals !

solly

6 transponder from 8 transponder move to 1kr

more light signal to europe