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Old 27-08-2009   #51
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Sounds entirely plausible.

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i have just had an interesting conversation with someone who knows most things about whats happening satellite wise and has good "satellite operator connections" who has said that that one of the transponders on the Astra 2B satellite has been expected to go "pop" since about June time.....and thats why one of them was moved to the Astra 2A satellite. he could not remember which of the two it was.
he said the other frequency was done also, but had no explanation as to why...
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Thanks - I agree it belongs in this thread - but would it not be better to rename the thread to something that says its about the 2A and 2B North Beams - because its seems that what's going on is more than just changes to single transponders.
Ive changed the title - to ITV / C4 & possible beam changes - eastern Mediterranean. Im hoping thats better
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Ive changed the title - to ITV / C4 & possible beam changes - eastern Mediterranean. Im hoping thats better
No - still needs tweaking
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No - still needs tweaking
chance of another tweak for luck....?
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What about the fact that the opposite is happening for me in Finland?
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chance of another tweak for luck....?
I was referring to the thread title
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What about the fact that the opposite is happening for me in Finland?
One of the winners
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I think it´s time to launch some new sats from SES Astra
Even if the contracts were signed tomorrow it would be nearly 3 years until they were built, launched, commissioned & in service!
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I think it´s time to launch some new sats from SES Astra
2C is still parked up doing nothing.
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Even if the contracts were signed tomorrow it would be nearly 3 years until they were built, launched, commissioned & in service!
Not to mention that the damned things could all be Astra 2D clones!
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Not to mention that the damned things could all be Astra 2D clones!
Oh yes didnt I mention SES's evil plan
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And if you think that could be evil believe me I can come up with some exceedingly nasty ideas of how to block out Mediterranean reception of the UK channels.

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Not to mention that the damned things could all be Astra 2D clones!
It doesn't look as though SES Astra are buying Boeing/Hughes platforms anymore.
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It doesn't look as though SES Astra are buying Boeing/Hughes platforms anymore.
Other manufacturers can make tight spotbeam craft without using Boeing spinner craft - several recent sats have had tight spots fitted for particular markets
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Other manufacturers can make tight spotbeam craft without using Boeing spinner craft - several recent sats have had tight spots fitted for particular markets
Apart from 2D and 3A (both Boeing spinners) what other satellites do SES Astra own that have a similar spot beam? Also it will be interesting to see what the 3B footprint is like when it is launched later in the year.

What other satellites (not Astra) have spot beams tighter than 2D?
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SES Astra - none currently. cant remember what SES have in the rest of the fleet atm.

Both Protostar 1 & 2 have pretty tight spots - 2 and 3 respectively. And both up for auction in October after Protostar went bust!
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Mr Murdoch (speaking to his Greek Building Contractor) - What do you mean I have to have a 4.2 Meter dish in my garden? Leave it to me Stavros I´ll have a word with a few mates and we can put a mini dish behind the cinema room. Mmmmm you never know LOL.
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SES Astra - none currently. cant remember what SES have in the rest of the fleet atm.

Both Protostar 1 & 2 have pretty tight spots - 2 and 3 respectively. And both up for auction in October after Protostar went bust!
Damn, Lyngsat have removed the footprint maps for those satellites, and protostarsat website don't show any spot beams, only beams that cover huge areas.
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Footprint maps - the index

Yes the Indian beam is pretty big but the PS2 Phillipines spot is reasonably small. Slew it northwest and the UK, & Iceland get decent coverage closing out Greece etc.!

Havent been able to find the technical specs for the Protostars so I dont know if the frequency coverage is suitable or if it overlaps with the EB1 channels
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the PS2 Phillipines spot is reasonably small.
Thanks for the maps. I don't know what dish size that white line represents, but, that beam is bigger than it seems. It stretchs from about 25N 121E, to about 2N 128E, that's over 2600 km top to bottom.
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hello to all,
those frequencies are good here as well.
all the itv as well ch4 and e 4 are all ok here as well.
12402 and 12480 are all the same.
using a 2 meter dish not 100% alainged and its ok here as well.
some friends with a 1.2 meter dish are picking this up ok as well.
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